26.3% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4730, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4730, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in postcode 4730 volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This strong spirit of community service stands out in an area where other forms of unpaid care and work are less common than in most places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.3% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. This is a high rate compared to most areas, though it has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 16.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Similarly, the 23.4% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state average.
9.4% ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and about the same as the national average of 2.8%.
2.6%
Lower than 61% 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 4730, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4730/4730-qld/topic/community