12.1% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4802, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4802, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering and providing unpaid care in postcode 4802 compared to a decade ago. Only 12.1% of residents now volunteer, a figure that is much lower than in most other similar areas. These trends show a general decline in unpaid community and home work since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped by 3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 12.1%. This is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas, with only 6.2% of people providing care. This is well below the national figure of 11.9%, while those caring for children unpaid fell to 20.2% since 2011.
6.2% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.8% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
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.
About 3% of the population served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Queensland figure of 3.9% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.0%
Higher than 51% 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 4802, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4802/4802-qld/topic/community