17.8% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4567, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4567, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have fallen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 4567, though they remain high. While 17.8% of people still volunteer, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 17.8%, the proportion of volunteers is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is around the middle for similar areas, despite falling from 20.2% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care for children here than in most areas, at 22.0%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 22.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a little above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
10.5% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%, and just a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.9%
Lower than 52% 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 4567, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4567/4567-qld/topic/community