15.9% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4561, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4561, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 30.3% of people in postcode 4561 provide unpaid child care, a figure well above the national average. This area sees high levels of unpaid work and care, though the number of people volunteering has fallen over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most similar areas, with 15.9% of people taking part. This is a little above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia, but it has fallen 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, as 26.9% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with the high rate of people caring for children (30.3%) and the 13.5% who provide other unpaid care.
13.5% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population. This is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8% and a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.6%
Lower than 60% 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 4561, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4561/4561-qld/topic/community