21.0% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4721, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4721, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher volunteer rates than most other areas define postcode 4721. While 21% of the population helps out in their community, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, the number of people volunteering has fallen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21% of residents here volunteer, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is a higher rate than most similar areas, despite a drop from 25.9% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is among the lowest in the country, with only 8.3% of people doing so, well below the national 11.9%. Similarly, the 19.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas.
8.3% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 2.2% of the population having served. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.2%
Lower than 69% 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 4721, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4721/4721-qld/topic/community