22.7% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4601, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4601, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people in postcode 4601 volunteer compared to the national average. While 22.7% of residents give their time to others, this figure has dropped by 5.6 percentage points since 2011. This community is more active in volunteering than most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.7% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. Despite this high standing, the rate of volunteering fell from 28.3% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents do heavy housework, with 25.3% spending 15 or more hours a week on it, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This contrasts with unpaid childcare, which at 19.3% is well below the 26.3% national average.
13.0% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.3% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 25.3%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 4.5% of the population. This is much higher than most areas and a little above the 2.8% national average.
4.5%
Higher than 84% 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 4601, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4601/4601-qld/topic/community