17.1% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4562, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4562, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in postcode 4562 involves a high amount of unpaid work, with 29.0% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well above the national figure. While many residents contribute to their community, the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.1% of people in the area volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 21.3% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 29.0% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a rate well above the Queensland figure. This sits alongside a higher than average 28.0% of people caring for children unpaid.
12.3% ▲ +8.7%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 29.0%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for 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 4562, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4562/4562-qld/topic/community