10.3% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4815, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4815, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower volunteering rates than most similar areas define community life in postcode 4815. Only 10.3% of people here volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure. Despite this, there is a very strong presence of former Defence Force members compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1%. This level of participation has fallen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is more common here than in most areas, with 28.2% of people providing this care. While the number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is about the same as the national figure, those providing general unpaid care rose to 13.0% since 2011.
13.0% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 striking 9.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
9.1%
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 4815, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4815/4815-qld/topic/community