18.7% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4828, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4828, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 4828 volunteer their time, making it a community with a strong spirit of service. This level of participation is well above the national figure, while the area has seen a sharp decline in the number of people providing unpaid care or housework since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.7% of residents helping out, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. This figure has risen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The number of people providing unpaid care is among the lowest in the country at 3.7%. This is part of a wider trend in the area, with those doing unpaid housework or caring for children falling well below state and national figures.
3.7% ▼ -70.5%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.4% ▼ -40.1%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.1% ▼ -70.6%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
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.
No residents in this area have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 4828, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4828/4828-qld/topic/community