17.7% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4881, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4881, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual 26.1% of people in postcode 4881 spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. While many residents contribute to their community, the number of volunteers has dropped since 2011. Overall, the area shows a strong commitment to unpaid work and service compared to the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.7% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% figure for Queensland and Australia. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 22.7% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is a little below the national figure at 23.8%, which is a fall of 5.5 points since 2011. Meanwhile, 12.4% of people provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
12.4% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 26.1%
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.
Defence Force service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.7% of people having served. This is about the same as the Queensland rate of 3.9% and higher than the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.7%
Higher than 72% 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 4881, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4881/4881-qld/topic/community