19.0% ▼ -22.3%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3228, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3228, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Roughly one in three people in postcode 3228 provide unpaid childcare, a rate well above the national figure. This reflects a community where family responsibilities and home-based care play a major role in daily life. While volunteering has dropped over the last decade, local residents still give their time more often than most Australians.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Victorian rate of 13.3%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 24.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 34.9% of people caring for children and 24.3% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. Meanwhile, 12.8% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
12.8% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.9% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 2.2% of people having served. This is about the same as the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
2.2%
Lower than 71% 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 3228, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3228/3228-vic/topic/community