17.9% ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4559, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4559, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 17.9% of people in postcode 4559 volunteer their time. This community shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work, though the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.9% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. This is a drop from 2011, when 24.6% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here do unpaid work than in most areas, with 25.5% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, while 28.6% provide unpaid childcare.
12.8% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.5% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.5%
Higher than 65% 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 4559, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4559/4559-qld/topic/community