14.7% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4814, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4814, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 9.2% of residents in postcode 4814 have served in the Defence Force, which is far higher than the national figure. While military service is common, other forms of community involvement and unpaid care are generally lower than in other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure has fallen by 3.9 percentage points since 2011, though it remains about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care roles are less common here, with only 17.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure much lower than most areas. Those caring for children unpaid sit at 25.5%, while 11.2% provide some form of unpaid care.
11.2% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
Defence service is very common in the area, with 9.2% of people having served. This is well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and the 2.8% recorded for Australia.
9.2%
Higher than 99% 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 4814, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4814/4814-qld/topic/community