13.7% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4879, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4879, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering and doing unpaid housework in postcode 4879 than they were in 2011. While 13.7% of residents now volunteer, this is a drop of 4.2 percentage points over the last decade. The area also has a higher proportion of Defence Force veterans than most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen since 2011, with 13.7% of people now giving their time. This is lower than most other areas, though it remains about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the state figure. While the number of people doing heavy housework has fallen to 20.8%, those providing other unpaid care rose slightly since 2011 to 10.0%.
10.0% ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.4%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher than 82% 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 4879, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4879/4879-qld/topic/community