14.7% ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4515, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4515, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of people have served in the Defence Force in postcode 4515 compared to the national figure. While 4.4% of residents are veterans, the area has seen a notable drop in volunteering and childcare roles over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of people volunteer, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the Queensland and national figures. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 21% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in the rest of the state, at 22.2%. Meanwhile, 23.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure.
11.5% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 4.4%, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher than 83% 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 4515, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4515/4515-qld/topic/community