13.7% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4553, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4553, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of parents and caregivers shape daily life in postcode 4553. Over 32% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. While family care is common, other forms of community contribution like volunteering have seen a decline in recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of the community volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland and national rates. However, this is lower than most similar areas and has fallen by 5.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is very common here, with 32.6% of people doing so, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Other unpaid work is less frequent, with 10.8% providing general unpaid care, a rate that is much lower than most areas.
10.8% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.6% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
Around 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 58% 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 4553, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4553/4553-qld/topic/community