7.9% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4830, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4830, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A gap of over 6 percentage points separates the volunteer rate in postcode 4830 from the national figure. This area sees very few people volunteering, while a strikingly high number of residents provide unpaid care for children. These patterns highlight a community focused more on family duties than formal volunteer work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.9% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 34.5% of people providing this care—well above the 26.3% national average. Conversely, the 5.8% who do 15 or more hours of housework is far below the national figure of 20.7%.
8.8% ▲ +50.2%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.5% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
5.8% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.8%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 1.7% of people having served. This is a little below both the Queensland rate of 3.9% and the Australian rate of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 80% 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 4830, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4830/4830-qld/topic/community