25.2% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3237, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3237, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher rate of volunteering than the state average defines 3237, where 25.2% of people give their time to others. While this is much higher than most areas, the level of community service has fallen slightly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in four people here volunteer, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. Despite this strong standing, the proportion of volunteers fell 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.6% of people providing care—well above the national figure. More people do 15 or more hours of housework than usual, though far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of Australia.
15.6% ▲ +36.6%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.6% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 27.2%
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 in 3237 than in most areas. Only 1.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 88% 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 3237, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3237/3237-vic/topic/community