23.4% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4723, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4723, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in three people in postcode 4723 provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This area shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work at home, though volunteering has dropped from 29.0% in 2011 to 23.4% recently.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.4% of people helping out. This is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%, although the rate has fallen 5.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent, as 30.7% care for children and 24.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above the national average. In contrast, those providing other unpaid care are much lower than most areas at 8.6%.
8.6% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.7% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 other areas. Only 2.2% of people have served, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
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 4723, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4723/4723-qld/topic/community