15.3% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4849, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4849, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are stepping up to help others in postcode 4849 compared to a decade ago, though a strong veteran presence remains. While 15.3% of people volunteer, this is a drop from the 20.8% seen in 2011. The area's social fabric is shaped by a higher than usual number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in the area has fallen by 5.5 percentage points since 2011. Current rates are lower than most similar areas, though they sit a little above the Queensland and national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few people here provide unpaid childcare, at 13.7%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. However, 24% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average.
12.8% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.7% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
A notable 5.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.2%
Higher than 89% 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 4849, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4849/4849-qld/topic/community