11.3% ▼ -30.1%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4505, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4505, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 4505 have volunteered since 2011, with only 11.3% doing so now. This reflects a broader shift in how the community spends its time, although unpaid care for children remains much more common here than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.3% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 16.2% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common here, with 29.0% of people providing this support, which is a little above the national 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12.5% provide other forms of unpaid care, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
12.5% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.6%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 86% 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 4505, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4505/4505-qld/topic/community