14.3% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4737, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4737, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in postcode 4737 aligns closely with state and national trends, though it has a higher share of former Defence Force members than most areas. While 14.3% of people volunteer, this is lower than in many similar regions. Participation in unpaid care and housework also remains typical for a Queensland area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.3% of people volunteer here, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. However, this is lower than most similar areas and has fallen 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Roughly 25.9% of people provide unpaid childcare and 23.6% do 15 or more hours of housework, both figures of which are similar to the national average. Unpaid care for others is lower than most areas at 10.9%, though this has risen slightly since 2011.
10.9% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
A higher share of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.4% of the population having served. This is about the same as the 3.9% recorded for Queensland.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 4737, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4737/4737-qld/topic/community