18.4% ▼ -44.4%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4494, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4494, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in postcode 4494 volunteer than in the rest of the country, with 18.4% of the community pitching in. However, this local spirit has seen a sharp drop from previous years, and unpaid care roles are also less common here than in other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While 18.4% of people volunteer here—well above the national and state figure of 14.1%—this is a significant fall from 2011 when 33.1% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is more common here than in most areas at 28.0%, yet the 4.8% of people providing other unpaid care is well below the national figure of 11.9%.
4.8% ▼ -39.8%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 18.4%
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.
About 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and lower than most other similar areas.
2.4%
Lower than 64% 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 4494, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4494/4494-qld/topic/community