44.1% —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4732, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4732, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 44.1% of people in postcode 4732 volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement marks the area as one of the most active for volunteering in the country. The number of volunteers has also climbed slightly since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 44.1% of residents helping out. This is 30 percentage points higher than the Queensland and Australian averages, and the rate rose 2.4 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more common than in most areas, with 15% of people providing support, a figure that rose 8 percentage points since 2016. Meanwhile, 24.4% care for children unpaid, while the share of people doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 20.5%.
15.0% —
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% —
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% —
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
About 2.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the Queensland average of 3.9% and roughly the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
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 4732, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4732/4732-qld/topic/community