10.1% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4508, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4508, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in postcode 4508 compared to the rest of the state. Only 10.1% of residents do volunteer work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 14.1%. This reflects a broader decline in community involvement since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 10.1% of people here volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is 4.0 percentage points below the national average and represents a 2.6 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is more common here, with 13.9% of people providing support, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, the share of people doing unpaid childcare or significant housework has fallen since 2011.
13.9% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most other areas. At 4.4%, this is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher 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 4508, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4508/4508-qld/topic/community