26.9% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4627, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4627, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 27% of people in postcode 4627 volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement defines daily life here, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has risen slightly since 2011 to reach 26.9%. This is 13 percentage points higher than the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 23.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the state average. Meanwhile, 11.7% provide other types of unpaid care, a figure about the same as the national level.
11.7% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 3.9% of the population. This is much higher than in most other areas and a little above the Australian average.
3.9%
Higher than 75% 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 4627, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4627/4627-qld/topic/community