26.7% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4735, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4735, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in postcode 4735 volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This highlights a strong culture of community contribution, despite a slight drop in numbers over the last decade. Other forms of unpaid work and service are generally much lower here than in the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.7% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most areas and far above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this rate has fallen by 5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than usual in this area. Only 7.3% of people provide unpaid care and 13.9% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below the national figures.
7.3% ▼ -32.2%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.8% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.9% ▼ -35.2%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 13.9%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 2.4% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.4%
Lower than 65% 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 4735, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4735/4735-qld/topic/community