16.9% ▼ -32.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Postmans Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Postmans Ridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than five per cent of people in Postmans Ridge have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas. This community shows a strong commitment to service, with a higher-than-average number of people stepping up to provide unpaid care and support for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.9% of residents volunteer, which is a little above both the Queensland and national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.9% of people providing care and 27.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figure. However, the 21.6% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average of 26.3%.
14.9% ▲ +50.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 27.4%
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 total of 5.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little above the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
5.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality 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 Postmans Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32356/postmans-ridge/topic/community