10.2% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4510, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4510, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have stepped up to volunteer in postcode 4510 over the last decade. While unpaid care for others has increased slightly, the number of residents volunteering for community groups has fallen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.2% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 13.3% of residents provide unpaid care, a little above the national figure. This includes 26.5% who care for children, which is higher than most areas, though the proportion of people doing heavy housework has fallen since 2011.
13.3% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 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.
26.5% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 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.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.5% of residents having served. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 85% 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 4510, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4510/4510-qld/topic/community