13.4% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4701, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4701, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in postcode 4701 compared to most similar areas. While 13.4% of residents give their time to community work, a higher than usual 28.3% of people provide unpaid childcare. This reflects a community where family care is more common than formal volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has declined in the area, falling 4.0 points since 2011. Currently, 13.4% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most other areas and slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is more common here than in most areas, with 28.3% of people providing this care. Meanwhile, 12.5% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, a figure that has risen 2.1 points since 2011.
12.5% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
About 3.2% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
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 4701, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4701/4701-qld/topic/community