16.0% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4581, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4581, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A little over a fifth of people in postcode 4581 spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. While some residents contribute through volunteering or Defence service, the area sees far fewer people providing unpaid childcare than the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.0% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is lower than most similar areas and has fallen 4.9 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is far below the national average at 15.7%, while those providing general unpaid care are much lower than most areas at 9.0%. Around 22.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework, a little above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
9.0% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.7% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 22.3%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.3% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 4581, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4581/4581-qld/topic/community