19.6% ▼ -28.7%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4574, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4574, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 4574 do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, which is well above the national figure. This high level of home-based work is a key feature of the area, though volunteering rates have dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost one in five people here volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia, despite a 7.9 percentage point fall since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the 22.9% of people caring for children is well below the national figure, 29.7% of residents do a high amount of unpaid housework, a rate much higher than the 20.7% typical for Australia.
13.0% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.7% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 29.7%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 4.6% of people having served, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 86% 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 4574, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4574/4574-qld/topic/community