24.6% —
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4489, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4489, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in postcode 4489 volunteer their time, far more than the national figure. While community spirit is high, the area has much lower rates of unpaid care and housework than the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.6% of people here volunteer, which is far above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. However, this level of participation fell 8.0 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than elsewhere, with only 20.0% of people caring for children and 15.4% doing over 15 hours of housework. This is well below the state and national figures, though child care duties rose 11 percentage points since 2016.
9.2% —
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% —
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.4% —
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
No residents in this area reported serving in the Defence Force. This is well below the Queensland average of 3.9% and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 4489, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4489/4489-qld/topic/community