16.1% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4564, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4564, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of people have served in the Defence Force in postcode 4564 than in most other areas. While community volunteering remains slightly above the national figure, the number of people providing unpaid childcare has fallen significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures. This is a decrease from 2011, when 19.4% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 22.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national figure. Meanwhile, the 11.6% of people providing other unpaid care is about the same as the rest of the country.
11.6% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 4.2% of residents having served. This is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.2%
Higher than 78% 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 4564, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4564/4564-qld/topic/community