13.9% ▼ -43.1%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4709, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4709, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering marks the recent shift in postcode 4709, where the share of volunteers fell by 10 percentage points since 2011. While 13.9% of people now volunteer, the area stands out for the high number of people providing unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The 13.9% of residents who volunteer is lower than most similar areas, and is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 35.8% of people providing this care, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, the 5.1% of people providing other unpaid care is among the lowest at this level and well below the Queensland average of 11.5%. About 21.0% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
5.1% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.8% ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 have served in the Defence Force, a figure that 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 4709, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4709/4709-qld/topic/community