23.6% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3221, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3221, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community involvement define postcode 3221, where volunteering is far more common than in most other areas. Nearly a quarter of the population gives their time to help others, a figure that has climbed steadily since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.6% of people here volunteer, which is far above the Victoria figure of 13.3% and well above the Australian average of 14.1%. This rate rose 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework and childcare are common here, with 27.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Another 28.4% provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national average.
12.4% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 27.0%
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, at 2.3%. This is lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 66% 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 3221, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3221/3221-vic/topic/community