14.5% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4518, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4518, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 4518 provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While the area has a notably high number of former Defence Force members, local volunteering has declined since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures, but it has fallen by 5.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is alongside a higher-than-average 28.2% of residents who provide unpaid childcare.
12.5% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
A much higher proportion of people in postcode 4518 have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.1%, this is a little above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and the 2.8% national figure.
5.1%
Higher than 88% 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 4518, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4518/4518-qld/topic/community