12.7% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4799, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4799, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people do heavy housework in postcode 4799 than in most other areas. While 27.1% of residents spend 15 hours or more each week on unpaid cleaning and chores, volunteering has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.7% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and down 4.1 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 27.1% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, 22% care for children unpaid, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Unpaid care for others is at 12.2%, roughly the same as the national figure.
12.2% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 27.1%
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.
A higher share of people have served in the Defence Force here compared to most areas, with 3.7% of the population having served.
3.7%
Higher than 70% 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 4799, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4799/4799-qld/topic/community