17.0% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4756, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4756, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than typical 27.2% of people in postcode 4756 spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. While many residents contribute to the community and home, the area has seen a drop in both volunteering and childcare roles over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this rate has fallen since 2011, when it stood at 20.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 24.6% of people provide unpaid childcare—a little below the national rate—those doing heavy housework are much more common than in most areas. Meanwhile, providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than most areas at 9.1%.
9.1% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 27.2%
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 4.6% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most other similar areas.
4.6%
Higher than 86% 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 4756, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4756/4756-qld/topic/community