12.7% ▼ -30.9%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4550, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4550, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped by 5.7 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 4550, where only 12.7% of people now give their time. This decline is a standout feature of the area, which now sees fewer volunteers than most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.7% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here do unpaid housework and child care than in most areas, with 25.9% spending 15 or more hours a week on chores. Around 28.3% provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the Queensland average.
12.1% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 25.9%
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.
About 3.6% of people in postcode 4550 have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is higher than most similar areas.
3.6%
Higher than 67% 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 4550, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4550/4550-qld/topic/community