4882, QLD · Postcode

Community Participation in 4882, QLD

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A higher share of people than most similar areas in postcode 4882 provide unpaid housework. While 4.5% of the population have served in the Defence Force, the number of people volunteering has dropped since 2011.

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📍 4882, QLD, Postcode

Where 4882, QLD sits — Volunteers

16.8% ▼ -24.8%
  • 5.0%–6.3%: 36 areas
  • 6.3%–7.5%: 51 areas
  • 7.5%–8.8%: 68 areas
  • 8.8%–10.0%: 75 areas
  • 10.0%–11.3%: 105 areas
  • 11.3%–12.5%: 136 areas
  • 12.5%–13.8%: 216 areas
  • 13.8%–15.0%: 209 areas
  • 15.0%–16.3%: 203 areas
  • 16.3%–17.5%: 192 areas
  • 17.5%–18.8%: 185 areas
  • 18.8%–20.0%: 174 areas
  • 20.0%–21.3%: 149 areas
  • 21.3%–22.5%: 142 areas
  • 22.5%–23.8%: 98 areas
  • 23.8%–25.0%: 92 areas
  • 25.0%–26.3%: 60 areas
  • 26.3%–27.5%: 68 areas
  • 27.5%–28.8%: 52 areas
  • 28.8%–30.0%: 66 areas
  • 30.0%–31.3%: 42 areas
  • 31.3%–32.5%: 32 areas
  • 32.5%–33.8%: 33 areas
  • 33.8%–35.0%: 25 areas
  • 35.0%–36.3%: 15 areas
  • 36.3%–37.5%: 24 areas
  • 37.5%–38.8%: 16 areas
  • 38.8%–40.0%: 62 areas

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4882, QLD — lower than 55% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
4882, QLD16.8%
Tablelands 19.6%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 16.8% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is down from 22.3% in 2011.

16.8% ▼ -24.8%

Lower than 55% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 22.3%
  • 2016: 24.9%
  • 2021: 16.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid housework is common here, with 25.2% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, well above the Queensland figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 24.5% provide unpaid childcare, and 12% give other unpaid care, which is about the same as the national average.

12.0% ▲ +4.0%

Lower than 61% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.6%
  • 2016: 11.7%
  • 2021: 12.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

24.5% ▼ -8.2%

Lower than 54% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 26.7%
  • 2016: 28.1%
  • 2021: 24.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

25.2% ▼ -15.4%

Higher than 68% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 29.8%
  • 2016: 26.1%
  • 2021: 25.2%

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 service is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.5% of people having served in the Defence Force.

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 4882, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4882/4882-qld/topic/community