18.5% ▼ -32.5%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4718, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4718, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Around the middle of similar areas for community involvement, postcode 4718 sees a high rate of volunteering. About 18.5% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.5% of people helping out, though this is down from 27.5% in 2011. This rate remains well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 8.7% of people doing so. Similarly, the 19.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most other places.
8.7% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 2.4%, this is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.4%
Lower than 64% 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 4718, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4718/4718-qld/topic/community