17.3% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4809, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4809, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than five per cent of people in postcode 4809 have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. While volunteering remains well above the national figure, the number of people providing unpaid child care has fallen sharply over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.3% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. This is a drop from 2011, when 23.0% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is much lower than the national figure at 21.7%, a significant fall from 31.0% in 2011. Meanwhile, 23.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 11.9% provide general unpaid care.
11.9% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
Defence service is common here, with 5.5% of the population having served. This is a little above both the Queensland rate of 3.9% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.5%
Higher than 90% 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 4809, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4809/4809-qld/topic/community