4804, QLD · Postcode

Community Participation in 4804, QLD

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Far fewer people provide unpaid care in postcode 4804 compared to most other areas. While about 14.7% of the population volunteer, the community is marked by much lower rates of unpaid childcare and housework than the state and national figures.

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📍 4804, QLD, Postcode

Where 4804, QLD sits — Volunteers

14.7% ▼ -21.4%
  • 5.0%–6.3%: 36 areas
  • 6.3%–7.5%: 51 areas
  • 7.5%–8.8%: 68 areas
  • 8.8%–10.0%: 75 areas
  • 10.0%–11.3%: 105 areas
  • 11.3%–12.5%: 136 areas
  • 12.5%–13.8%: 216 areas
  • 13.8%–15.0%: 209 areas
  • 15.0%–16.3%: 203 areas
  • 16.3%–17.5%: 192 areas
  • 17.5%–18.8%: 185 areas
  • 18.8%–20.0%: 174 areas
  • 20.0%–21.3%: 149 areas
  • 21.3%–22.5%: 142 areas
  • 22.5%–23.8%: 98 areas
  • 23.8%–25.0%: 92 areas
  • 25.0%–26.3%: 60 areas
  • 26.3%–27.5%: 68 areas
  • 27.5%–28.8%: 52 areas
  • 28.8%–30.0%: 66 areas
  • 30.0%–31.3%: 42 areas
  • 31.3%–32.5%: 32 areas
  • 32.5%–33.8%: 33 areas
  • 33.8%–35.0%: 25 areas
  • 35.0%–36.3%: 15 areas
  • 36.3%–37.5%: 24 areas
  • 37.5%–38.8%: 16 areas
  • 38.8%–40.0%: 62 areas

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4804, QLD — lower than 68% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
4804, QLD14.7%
Whitsunday 13.5%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering rates in the area have fallen 4.0 percentage points since 2011 to 14.7%, which is about the same as the national figure.

14.7% ▼ -21.4%

Lower than 68% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 18.7%
  • 2016: 22.0%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 19.7% of people caring for children and 18.4% doing significant housework, both of which are well below the national average.

8.7% ▼ -6.1%

Lower than 88% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 9.2%
  • 2016: 8.6%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

19.7% ▼ -15.0%

Lower than 81% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 23.2%
  • 2016: 22.3%
  • 2021: 19.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

18.4% ▼ -17.3%

Lower than 81% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 22.3%
  • 2016: 23.3%
  • 2021: 18.4%

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 2.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average.

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 4804, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4804/4804-qld/topic/community