12.0% ▼ -44.1%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4745, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4745, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 25.6% of people in postcode 4745 provide unpaid childcare, the most common form of community contribution here. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and national averages. However, other forms of unpaid work and volunteering in the area have seen a noticeable decline since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 21.5% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While childcare rates are typical, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (16.3%) and people providing unpaid care (5.6%) are both well below the national figures. The number of people providing unpaid care has barely changed since 2011.
5.6% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.3% ▼ -27.5%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 16.3%
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 2.3% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
2.3%
Lower than 67% 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 4745, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4745/4745-qld/topic/community