17.2% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4569, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4569, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of residents in postcode 4569 provide unpaid support and service compared to most similar areas. While 17.2% of people volunteer, the area is most notable for its high rates of unpaid housework and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in the rest of Queensland and Australia, where the figures are both 14.1%. However, this level of community give-back has fallen 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 30% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure well above the national average of 20.7%. Meanwhile, unpaid care for others is a little above the state average at 12.8%, though the share of people caring for children unpaid has fallen since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 29.3%
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 Force veterans make up 3.8% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
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 4569, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4569/4569-qld/topic/community