16.0% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4807, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4807, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A drop in local volunteering to 16.0% marks the biggest shift in community activity for postcode 4807. While this figure is still a little above the national average, it represents a significant fall from a decade ago. Residents are generally less likely to engage in unpaid care or volunteer work than people in most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 16.0% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This is a notable decrease from 2011, when 21.0% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is lower than most areas, with only 22.3% of people caring for children, well below the 26.3% national figure. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 21.2% since 2011, while those providing general unpaid care barely changed at 11.0%.
11.0% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 2.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8% and sits around the middle for similar areas.
2.9%
Lower 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 4807, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4807/4807-qld/topic/community