11.1% ▼ -32.1%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4511, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4511, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in postcode 4511 is marked by high levels of home and family support, though community volunteering has dropped. While 15.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas, the share of residents volunteering has fallen to 11.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.1% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 16.3% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.2% of people providing it, which is well above the Queensland figure. While fewer people provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, 26.8% do 15 or more hours of housework—much higher than the national figure.
15.2% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 26.8%
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.
Military service is more common in postcode 4511 than in most similar areas. About 6.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.3%
Higher than 94% 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 4511, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4511/4511-qld/topic/community