24.3% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4821, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4821, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in postcode 4821 volunteer, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most other areas. This strong spirit of helping out exists alongside a notable decline in the number of people providing unpaid childcare and housework since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.3% of people helping out, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a high rate compared to most areas, though it has fallen 4.9 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, with only 20.8% doing so. This is well below the national figure of 26.3%, and the proportion of people doing significant unpaid housework has also fallen since 2011.
11.1% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 18.8%
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.
About 2.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 51% 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 4821, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4821/4821-qld/topic/community