14.8% ▼ -32.3%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4746, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4746, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp decline in unpaid childcare, from 38.7% in 2011 to 23.8% in 2021, marks the biggest change in community activity for postcode 4746. The area generally sees lower levels of unpaid care and volunteer work compared to other similar regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure. However, this is a significant drop from 2011, when 21.9% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in the rest of Australia, with only 3.9% of people providing care. Similarly, the 14.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below the national figure of 20.7%.
3.9% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -38.6%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.3% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
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.
Defence service is lower than in most areas, with 2.1% of people having served. This is a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.1%
Lower than 72% 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 4746, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4746/4746-qld/topic/community