27.7% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3232, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3232, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in postcode 3232 volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This strong drive to help others defines the local community, though the number of volunteers has dipped since 2011. Most other forms of community contribution here align closely with state and national patterns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.7% of people helping out, which is far above the 14.1% national figure. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 32.2% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, at 21.2%, well below the national rate of 26.3%. Meanwhile, those providing unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework are around the middle for similar areas.
13.1% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
About 3.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0% and about the same as the national average of 2.8%.
3.1%
Higher than 54% 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 3232, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3232/3232-vic/topic/community