4741, QLD · Postcode

Community Participation in 4741, QLD

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Nearly a quarter of people in postcode 4741 provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While some forms of unpaid work remain steady, volunteering has dropped since 2011.

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📍 4741, QLD, Postcode

Where 4741, QLD sits — Volunteers

13.2% ▼ -22.6%
  • 5.0%–6.3%: 36 areas
  • 6.3%–7.5%: 51 areas
  • 7.5%–8.8%: 68 areas
  • 8.8%–10.0%: 75 areas
  • 10.0%–11.3%: 105 areas
  • 11.3%–12.5%: 136 areas
  • 12.5%–13.8%: 216 areas
  • 13.8%–15.0%: 209 areas
  • 15.0%–16.3%: 203 areas
  • 16.3%–17.5%: 192 areas
  • 17.5%–18.8%: 185 areas
  • 18.8%–20.0%: 174 areas
  • 20.0%–21.3%: 149 areas
  • 21.3%–22.5%: 142 areas
  • 22.5%–23.8%: 98 areas
  • 23.8%–25.0%: 92 areas
  • 25.0%–26.3%: 60 areas
  • 26.3%–27.5%: 68 areas
  • 27.5%–28.8%: 52 areas
  • 28.8%–30.0%: 66 areas
  • 30.0%–31.3%: 42 areas
  • 31.3%–32.5%: 32 areas
  • 32.5%–33.8%: 33 areas
  • 33.8%–35.0%: 25 areas
  • 35.0%–36.3%: 15 areas
  • 36.3%–37.5%: 24 areas
  • 37.5%–38.8%: 16 areas
  • 38.8%–40.0%: 62 areas

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4741, QLD — lower than 77% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
4741, QLD13.2%
Mackay 13.0%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is much lower than in most areas, with 13.2% of people helping out. This is about the same as the national figure, though it has fallen 3.9 percentage points since 2011.

13.2% ▼ -22.6%

Lower than 77% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 17.1%
  • 2016: 20.4%
  • 2021: 13.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

About 23.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the Queensland figure. Meanwhile, 23.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 10.7% provide other unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.

10.7% ▲ +8.1%

Lower than 76% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 9.9%
  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

23.4% ▼ -14.1%

Lower than 61% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 27.3%
  • 2016: 25.8%
  • 2021: 23.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

23.6% ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 55% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 25.5%
  • 2016: 26.2%
  • 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.

Defence service is around the middle for its level, with 2.7% of the population having served. This is about the same as the national figure.

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 4741, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4741/4741-qld/topic/community