14.9% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4710, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4710, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 4710 have stepped up to volunteer over the last decade. While the rate of volunteering fell by 4.8 percentage points since 2011, the area has a notably strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and roughly the same as the Queensland and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.4% of people providing care—a figure much higher than most areas. Around 23.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
14.4% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 share of the population than most areas has served in the Defence Force, with 5.0% of residents having served.
5.0%
Higher than 88% 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 4710, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4710/4710-qld/topic/community