17.4% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4572, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4572, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in postcode 4572 than in most similar areas, with 17.4% of the community giving their time. This level of activity is well above the state and national figures, though it has barely changed over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.4% of people pitching in. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas. Only 20.1% of people care for children unpaid, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%, and only 17.1% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
10.3% ▲ +27.1%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.1% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.1% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 3.6% of the community have served in the Defence Force. This is higher than most areas, though it is about the same as the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
3.6%
Higher than 69% 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 4572, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4572/4572-qld/topic/community