17.6% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4614, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4614, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of residents in postcode 4614 contribute to their community, with 16.2% providing unpaid care. This is well above the national figure. While volunteering has dipped over the last decade, the area remains more active in unpaid support and defence service than most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.6% of people helping out, which is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 21.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life here, as 16.2% of people provide care, which is well above the national figure. This is true even though those caring for children are much lower than most areas at 16.9%.
16.2% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.9% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 places, with 5.6% of the population having served. This is a little above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and double the national rate of 2.8%.
5.6%
Higher than 91% 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 4614, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4614/4614-qld/topic/community