18.6% ▲ +35.8%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4694, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4694, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 11.7% of people in postcode 4694 have served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the national average. The area is also marked by high levels of unpaid work and a growing number of people giving their time to volunteer.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 19% of residents are volunteers, which is well above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This involvement has grown steadily, rising by 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the proportion of people caring for children unpaid has fallen sharply to 15.7%, other unpaid work is common. Many more residents perform 15 or more hours of housework and provide unpaid care than in most other areas.
15.7% ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.7% ▼ -54.7%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.4% ▲ +38.3%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 29.4%
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 much more common here than elsewhere, with 11.7% of the population having served. This is well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and the 2.8% national figure.
11.7%
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 4694, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4694/4694-qld/topic/community