17.9% ▼ -28.7%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4568, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4568, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significantly higher share of people perform unpaid housework in postcode 4568 than in the rest of the country. While 17.9% of the community volunteer, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are well above the Queensland and Australian figures, though this has dropped from 25.1% in 2011 to 17.9% today.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care than in most areas, with 30.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, while 25.1% provide unpaid childcare.
13.5% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.6% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 30.6%
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 3.8% of the population, which is a little above the Australian average and about the same as Queensland.
3.8%
Higher than 73% 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 4568, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4568/4568-qld/topic/community