16.5% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4854, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4854, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small gap exists between postcode 4854 and national figures, with a slightly higher share of volunteers than the state average. While 16.5% of people volunteer, this is a drop from the 20.9% recorded in 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.5% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, at 21.8%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 22.8% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a little above the Australian average of 20.7%.
11.9% ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
Around 2.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 50% 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 4854, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4854/4854-qld/topic/community