11.7% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4753, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4753, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high 35.6% of people in postcode 4753 provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. While many residents support their families in this way, fewer people here volunteer for community groups compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.7% of people in the area volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas. This is a little below the Queensland and Australian averages, and the rate has fallen 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The rate of people providing unpaid childcare is among the highest at this level, sitting well above the national average of 26.3%. Conversely, the 9.5% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than in most other areas.
9.5% ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.6% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 2.3% of the population having served. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and about the same as the national average of 2.8%.
2.3%
Lower than 69% 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 4753, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4753/4753-qld/topic/community