15.7% ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4605, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4605, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher proportion of people providing unpaid care than in most areas defines daily life in postcode 4605. While 13.6% of residents provide this support, the number of people volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 7.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 15.7%. This is lower than most similar areas, though it remains a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 13.6% of residents helping others. However, those caring for children unpaid fell to 24.7%, and the share of people doing 15 or more hours of housework also dropped since 2011.
13.6% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -22.4%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 3.4% of the population. This is higher than in most similar areas and is about the same as the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 4605, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4605/4605-qld/topic/community