22.8% ▼ -20.8%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3249, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3249, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have stepped up to volunteer and care for children in postcode 3249 since 2011. While these rates have fallen, the area remains very active, with 22.8% of residents volunteering their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.8% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Victorian rate of 13.3%. However, this figure has fallen by 6.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 29.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. This sits alongside a higher-than-usual 15.0% of residents providing unpaid care, while those caring for children unpaid have fallen to 26.5%.
15.0% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.4% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 29.4%
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 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
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 3249, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3249/3249-vic/topic/community