17.0% ▼ -33.6%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4705, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4705, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 17% of people in postcode 4705 volunteer their time, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures. While many locals still contribute to their community, this level of participation has fallen since 2011. The area is also marked by much lower rates of unpaid care and housework compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is around the middle for similar areas, with 17% of people helping out. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1%, though the rate has fallen 8.6 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower than most areas, with only 16.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework. This follows a wider trend in the area where those caring for children unpaid (23.3%) are well below the national figure.
9.6% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 among the lowest at this level, with 0.0% of people having served. This is well below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower 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 4705, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4705/4705-qld/topic/community