11.8% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4509, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4509, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 4509 have volunteered since 2011, and the number of unpaid childcare providers has also dropped. Despite these declines, 37.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas, with only 11.8% of people helping out. This is a little below the 14.1% seen across Australia and represents a 3.4 point fall since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A huge 37.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 10.2% provide other unpaid care, a figure that is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national average.
10.2% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.5% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
More people in postcode 4509 have served in the Defence Force than in most other areas. At 3.7%, this is about the same as the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
3.7%
Higher than 72% 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 4509, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4509/4509-qld/topic/community