12.2% ▼ -27.5%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4805, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4805, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 12.2% of people in postcode 4805 volunteer, which is much lower than most other areas. This local contribution has fallen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011. While few residents volunteer, the area has a higher proportion of Defence Force veterans than most parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 12.2% of residents taking part. 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 less frequent here than in most areas, with only 10.2% of people providing care and 18.9% doing over 15 hours of housework. Similarly, the 22.5% who care for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
10.2% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.6%, this is about the same as the Queensland figure of 3.9% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.6%
Higher than 67% 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 4805, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4805/4805-qld/topic/community