18.5% ▼ -32.0%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4620, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4620, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering and caring for children in postcode 4620 than they were in 2011. While 18.5% of residents still volunteer—a figure well above the national rate—the area has seen a notable drop in unpaid child care and community service over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in the rest of Australia, with 18.5% of people helping out. However, this is a big drop from 2011, when 27.3% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here compared to the national figure, with only 14.0% doing so. In contrast, 27.1% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the Queensland average.
12.8% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.0% ▼ -37.5%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 27.1%
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 very common in this area. At 7.3%, the number of people who have served is among the highest for similar areas and well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
7.3%
Higher than 99% 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 4620, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4620/4620-qld/topic/community