23.1% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4626, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4626, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped since 2011 in postcode 4626, though they remain very high. Nearly a quarter of the population still gives their time to help others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of helping persists even as other forms of unpaid work have shifted.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.1% of people volunteer here, a figure that is well above the Queensland average of 14.1%. This is much higher than most areas, despite the rate falling by 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, with the rate falling to 19.8% since 2011. While 12.1% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, this is about the same as the national figure.
12.1% ▲ +33.8%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.8% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 Force veterans make up 2.5% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
2.5%
Lower than 63% 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 4626, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4626/4626-qld/topic/community