6.8% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4892, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4892, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 6.8% of people volunteer in postcode 4892, which is one of the lowest rates for any area in the country. This low level of community activity is paired with a high number of parents caring for children, though general unpaid care and housework are much less common than usual.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have fallen since 2016 and are now well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 33.8% of people provide unpaid childcare—a figure well above the national average—other forms of unpaid work are rare. Only 16.8% do 15 or more hours of housework and 8.8% provide general unpaid care, both of which are much lower than most areas.
8.8% —
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% —
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.8% —
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 16.8%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 2.4% of the population being veterans, which is a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.4%
Lower than 63% 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 4892, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4892/4892-qld/topic/community