13.2% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3224, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3224, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual share of people provide unpaid care in postcode 3224, with 14.6% of the population stepping up to help others. While many residents give their time to family, traditional volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 5.7 percentage points since 2011, leaving only 13.2% of residents active in this role. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.6% of people providing support, a figure much higher than most areas. This includes 27.3% of residents caring for children and 23.4% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the Victorian average.
14.6% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 higher than usual 3.4% of the community has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0% and slightly more than the national average.
3.4%
Higher 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 3224, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3224/3224-vic/topic/community