13.9% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4871, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4871, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have been volunteering and caring for children in postcode 4871 over the last decade. While some rates of community work have dropped, 12.9% of residents still provide unpaid care, which is a little above the Queensland figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 13.9% since 2011, a drop of 3.6 percentage points. This rate is now lower than most other areas, though it remains about the same as the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare has fallen by 8.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 25.7%, while the share of people doing 15 or more hours of housework also dropped to 20.2%. Meanwhile, those providing unpaid care have barely changed since 2011, sitting at 12.9%.
12.9% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 share of people in this area have served in the Defence Force than in most other places, with 3.3% of residents having served.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 4871, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4871/4871-qld/topic/community