14.9% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4517, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4517, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in twenty people in 4517 have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. While a strong number of residents handle housework, few are providing unpaid care for children compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people volunteer here, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland and national averages. This is lower than most areas and has fallen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few residents provide unpaid childcare at 20.9%, which is well below the national figure. However, 25.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a rate well above the national average.
10.6% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 25.2%
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.
Defence service is common in 4517, with 5.4% of people having served. This is a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
5.4%
Higher than 90% 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 4517, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4517/4517-qld/topic/community