18.6% ▼ -30.4%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4521, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4521, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have spent their time volunteering in postcode 4521 since 2011, though rates remain high. While volunteer numbers fell by 8.1 percentage points, 18.6% of the community still give their time, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. This is 4.5 percentage points higher than the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the national figure. This high level of home support is consistent with 29.6% of people caring for children unpaid, also well above the national rate.
13.6% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 29.3%
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.
Defence service is more common in postcode 4521 than in most other areas. At 6.5%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.5%
Higher than 95% 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 4521, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4521/4521-qld/topic/community