30.0% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3238, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3238, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped since 2011, yet 30% of people in postcode 3238 still give their time to the community. This remains far above the national figure of 14.1%, showing a strong culture of local contribution despite the downward trend.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 30% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and far above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is a drop from 36.1% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common here; 35.2% of people do 15 or more hours a week, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 13.3% provide some form of unpaid care, a rate that rose from 7.2% in 2011.
13.3% ▲ +85.5%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.2% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 35.2%
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 Force service is common for the area, with 2.8% of residents having served. This is about the same as both the Victorian and national figures.
2.8%
Lower than 55% 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 3238, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3238/3238-vic/topic/community