22.8% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4490, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4490, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of people in postcode 4490 give their time to volunteering, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community help stands out in an area where other forms of unpaid work, such as childcare and housework, are less common than usual.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.8% of residents helping out, which is much higher than most other areas. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though it has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less frequent than in most areas. Only 22.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, and 18.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are well below the Queensland and national figures.
9.5% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 18.6%
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.
About 3.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the 3.9% seen across Queensland and the 2.8% national average.
3.2%
Higher than 56% 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 4490, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4490/4490-qld/topic/community