13.8% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4856, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4856, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of childcare duties mark postcode 4856, where only 21.1% of people provide unpaid care for children. While this is well below the national figure, the area has a higher proportion of people performing other types of unpaid work. This creates a unique profile of community support and home-based care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of people volunteer here, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. This represents a decline from 2011, when 18.7% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 14.5% of people doing so. This is well above the state average, and 24.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is also well above the national figure.
14.5% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 24.3%
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.
A higher than usual share of the population has served in the Defence Force, at 3.7%. This is about the same as the figure for Queensland and Australia.
3.7%
Higher than 70% 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 4856, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4856/4856-qld/topic/community