17.8% ▼ -27.1%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4806, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4806, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 22% of people in postcode 4806 provide unpaid childcare, though this is much lower than the national figure. The area shows a strong spirit of service, with more volunteers and former Defence Force members than are typical for similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.8% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. However, this level of participation has fallen by 6.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 21.7%. Meanwhile, 22.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, and 12.3% provide other unpaid care, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
12.3% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.8% of the population having done so.
3.8%
Higher than 72% 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 4806, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4806/4806-qld/topic/community