13.6% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4816, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4816, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than double the national figure of people have served in the Defence Force in postcode 4816. This area sees a strong presence of veterans, though other forms of community activity, such as volunteering, have declined in recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 13.6% since 2011, a rate that is much lower than most similar areas, despite being about the same as the state and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children fell to 23.7% since 2011, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework per week fell slightly to 23.0%. The proportion of people providing any unpaid care has barely changed since 2011 and sits at 11.8%.
11.8% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
Defence Force service is common here, with 5.9% of the population having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.9%
Higher than 92% 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 4816, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4816/4816-qld/topic/community