9.0% ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4506, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4506, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in postcode 4506 than in the rest of the country, with only 9% of residents doing so. This reflects a sharp decline from 2011, when 13.4% of people volunteered their time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.0% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A little more than the national average of 26.3%, 28.3% of people here provide unpaid childcare. Meanwhile, 13.0% provide general unpaid care, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
13.0% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 3.9% of people having served, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 75% 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 4506, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4506/4506-qld/topic/community