14.1% ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4717, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4717, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid childcare marks postcode 4717, where 29.5% of people provide this support. While this is well above the national figure, other forms of community contribution like volunteering and general unpaid care are much lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 21.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Almost 30% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the Australian average. In contrast, only 7.3% provide other unpaid care, which is well below the national figure, and the 18.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework is also a little below the national average.
7.3% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 2.3% of people having served. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and about the same as the national rate.
2.3%
Lower than 67% 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 4717, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4717/4717-qld/topic/community