17.4% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4555, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4555, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in postcode 4555 contribute to their community through unpaid work and volunteering than in most other areas. While 17.4% of the population volunteer, a striking 24.9% spend 15 hours or more each week on unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though this rate has fallen from 23.2% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.5% of people providing care and 27.9% looking after children unpaid. Both figures are higher than most areas, and well above the Queensland average for housework.
13.5% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.9%
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.
A higher share of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most areas, with 3.7% of the population having served.
3.7%
Higher than 70% 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 4555, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4555/4555-qld/topic/community