16.3% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4820, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4820, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 4820 provide unpaid care for children, making it the most common form of community support here. This area shows a general trend of declining unpaid work and volunteering over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is down 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 22.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure well below the national average. Unpaid housework is also less common than in most areas, and the number of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than most places.
10.6% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 21.1%
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 higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.4% of residents having served.
3.4%
Higher than 64% 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 4820, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4820/4820-qld/topic/community