18.7% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3226, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3226, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care and volunteer in postcode 3226 than is typical across Victoria and Australia. The area is especially noted for the high proportion of residents caring for children, with 32.2% doing so unpaid. This suggests a community with strong family and support roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is well above the national figure at 18.7%, though this is 4.6 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care loads are high here, with 26.0% of people doing at least 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly. This is well above the Victorian figure of 20.1%, while the share of people providing general unpaid care rose to 13.8% since 2011.
13.8% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.2% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
Defence service is slightly more common here than in the rest of the state, with 3.0% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.0%
Higher than 51% 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 3226, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3226/3226-vic/topic/community