27.5% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4497, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4497, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer here than in most similar areas, with 27.5% of residents giving their time. Postcode 4497 shows a strong commitment to community work, although this figure has dropped from 34.6% in 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, sitting far above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This is a significant gap of 13 percentage points, despite a downward trend since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid care compared to most areas. This includes those caring for children (22.4%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (21.6%), both of which have fallen since 2011.
11.0% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
Defence service is much less common here than in similar areas. Only 1.6% of residents have served, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
1.6%
Lower than 82% 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 4497, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4497/4497-qld/topic/community