29.6% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3242, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3242, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 3242 volunteer, showing a huge commitment to helping others compared to the rest of the country. This spirit of giving extends into the home, where residents are much more likely to provide unpaid care and housework than people in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far more common here than in Victoria or Australia, with 29.6% of residents pitching in. This is much higher than most areas, though the rate has fallen 3.3 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life here, as 26.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. This high level of home support sits alongside a higher-than-usual 27.4% of people caring for children and 15.4% providing general unpaid care.
15.4% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 26.8%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.4%. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 66% 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 3242, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3242/3242-vic/topic/community