13.7% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4825 crosses QLD/NT · Postcode
Community Participation in 4825 crosses QLD/NT
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual share of people provide unpaid childcare in postcode 4825, though other forms of community support are less common. While 29% of residents care for children without pay, those providing general unpaid care are among the lowest in the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure. This is a decrease of 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many more people care for children unpaid (29%) compared to the rest of the country, but only 7.2% provide general unpaid care, which is well below the national figure. Similarly, the 17.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below the Queensland average.
7.2% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the national figure and a little below the Queensland average.
2.8%
Lower than 55% 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 4825 crosses QLD/NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4825/4825-crosses-qld-nt/topic/community