15.4% ▼ -31.4%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4875, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4875, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local volunteering has dropped sharply in postcode 4875, falling 7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 15.4%. While more people here provide unpaid childcare than in most other areas, the general trend across different types of unpaid work has declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas, though this remains a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 32.5% of people providing care, well above the national figure of 26.3%. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (16.0%) and those providing general unpaid care (10.7%) are both much lower than in most other areas.
10.7% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.0% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas, with 5.6% of residents having served, which is a little above the 2.8% national figure.
5.6%
Higher than 91% 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 4875, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4875/4875-qld/topic/community