10.4% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4673, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4673, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have stepped up to volunteer in postcode 4673 since 2011, with the rate falling to 10.4%. This area shows a mixed pattern of community work, where unpaid caregiving is less common than usual but housework takes up more time for many residents.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas. Only 10.4% of people volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and represents a 3.3 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 16.9% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—housework is more common. About 27.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
13.8% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.9% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 27.3%
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.
A much higher proportion of people in postcode 4673 have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.3%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 80% 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 4673, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4673/4673-qld/topic/community