18.0% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4711, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4711, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of people in postcode 4711 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This area shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work and care, though the number of people volunteering has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.0% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. However, this is a decrease of 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. While unpaid childcare fell to 30.1%, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care rose to 13.4% since 2011.
13.4% ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 26.8%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.7% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.7%
Higher than 71% 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 4711, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4711/4711-qld/topic/community