13.8% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4877, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4877, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 4877 engage in unpaid care and community work compared to most similar areas. Only 6.4% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well below the national figure. This trend of lower participation extends across volunteering and home duties.
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 drop of 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in other areas. Just 15.6% of people care for children unpaid, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while only 16.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
6.4% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.6% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.3% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
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 little fewer people have served in the Defence Force here than in the rest of Queensland, with 2.1% of residents having served.
2.1%
Lower than 73% 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 4877, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4877/4877-qld/topic/community