10.0% ▼ -39.4%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4876, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4876, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of people in postcode 4876 provide unpaid childcare, with 36% of residents doing so. This is well above the national figure, though other forms of community involvement and unpaid care are much lower than usual.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Queensland average of 14.1%. This represents a drop of 6.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 36% of residents provide unpaid childcare—one of the highest rates for similar areas—other care roles are uncommon. Only 8.5% provide general unpaid care and 12.6% do more than 15 hours of housework, both figures being well below the national average.
8.5% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.0% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.6% ▼ -30.8%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 12.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 5% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.0%
Higher than 88% 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 4876, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4876/4876-qld/topic/community