15.7% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4573, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4573, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Thirty per cent of people in postcode 4573 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While many residents contribute to their families through care, the number of people volunteering in the wider community has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure. However, this is lower than most similar areas and has fallen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is very common here, with 30% of people doing so. Other forms of support are less frequent, as the 10.6% who provide general unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
10.6% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
Defence service is typical for the region, with 3.2% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as both the Queensland and national figures.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 4573, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4573/4573-qld/topic/community