14.0% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4890, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4890, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in postcode 4890 is marked by a notable lack of intensive unpaid housework compared to other regions. While about 14% of people volunteer, the area sees far fewer residents spending long hours on home chores than the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.0% of people volunteer here, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. This rate has risen slightly by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is slightly lower than the national figure at 24.5%. Meanwhile, the area has among the lowest rates of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, at just 12.6%, which is well below the 20.7% seen across Australia.
8.2% ▲ +56.0%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.6% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
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.
About 3.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the state and national levels.
3.1%
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 4890, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4890/4890-qld/topic/community