13.3% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4500, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4500, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid childcare in postcode 4500 than in the rest of Australia. While 32.5% of residents care for children without pay, other forms of community involvement like volunteering have seen a decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 13.3% since 2011, a drop of 4.4 percentage points. This is much lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 32.5% of people providing this care, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12.4% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
12.4% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 more common here than in most similar areas. About 5.6% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Queensland and national rates.
5.6%
Higher than 91% 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 4500, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4500/4500-qld/topic/community