15.9% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4680, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4680, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in postcode 4680 provide unpaid childcare than in most similar areas. While around 31% of residents look after children without pay, other forms of community involvement like volunteering have dropped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures. However, this is lower than most similar areas and has fallen 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The 31% of residents providing unpaid childcare is well above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, the 10.9% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than most areas, though this figure rose since 2011.
10.9% ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
Around 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates for both Queensland and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 57% 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 4680, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4680/4680-qld/topic/community