13.7% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4558, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4558, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of unpaid care work define the community in postcode 4558 compared to similar areas. While 4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, fewer people here volunteer or provide unpaid help at home than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of people volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and Australian totals, but it has fallen by 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common here than in most areas, with only 18.6% of people caring for children unpaid. This is well below the national figure of 26.3%, and the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is also well below the Australian average.
10.3% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 have served in the Defence Force here than in most areas. At 4%, this is a little above the Australian average of 2.8% and about the same as the Queensland figure.
4.0%
Higher than 76% 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 4558, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4558/4558-qld/topic/community