29.9% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4726, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4726, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in postcode 4726 than in the rest of the country. Roughly 30% of residents give their time to help others, which is 16 percentage points above the national figure. This strong local commitment to volunteering defines the community's approach to participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29.9% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. This rate has fallen slightly by 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are much fewer here than in most areas, at 9.6%. Meanwhile, about 27.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure.
9.6% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
Only 1.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia, and much lower than in most similar areas.
1.7%
Lower than 79% 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 4726, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4726/4726-qld/topic/community