13.7% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4880, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4880, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in postcode 4880 provide unpaid care for children, though this is much lower than the national figure. The area shows a general decline in unpaid work and volunteering, with a small but steady presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of residents volunteer, which is lower than in most areas. This is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures, but the rate has fallen 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is much less common here than in most areas, at 19.6%. Unpaid housework is also less common at 19.8%, while the 11.2% of people providing other unpaid care has barely changed since 2011.
11.2% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.6% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
Around 3.2% of the population served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 56% 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 4880, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4880/4880-qld/topic/community