13.4% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4502, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4502, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 31.6% of people in postcode 4502 provide unpaid child care. This strong focus on family care stands out against a backdrop of declining volunteer rates and a high proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped to 13.4%, a fall of 5.5 percentage points since 2011. This is much lower than most areas, although it remains about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 31.6% of people caring for children, which is well above the 26.3% national figure. Around 23.0% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while the share of people providing general unpaid care rose to 13.3% since 2011.
13.3% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
A higher number of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most other areas. At 4.9%, this is a little above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and the 2.8% national figure.
4.9%
Higher than 87% 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 4502, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4502/4502-qld/topic/community