19.0% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4707, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4707, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in postcode 4707 than in most similar areas. While 14.8% of the community provide this support, a significant 19% of residents also give their time as volunteers.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. However, this figure has fallen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people care for children unpaid compared to most areas (16.7%), overall unpaid care is much higher than usual at 14.8%. Meanwhile, 22.7% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, slightly above the national figure.
14.8% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.7% ▲ +52.6%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
A much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas. At 4.1%, this is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 77% 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 4707, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4707/4707-qld/topic/community