23.9% ▼ -30.5%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4822, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4822, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped by 10 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 4822. Despite this decline, nearly 24% of the population still volunteers, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This remains a strong feature of the area compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.9% of people here volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia and Queensland.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 7.9% of people providing care and 22.9% caring for children unpaid, both of which are well below national figures.
7.9% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 20.4%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.3%, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
1.3%
Lower than 87% 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 4822, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4822/4822-qld/topic/community