22.5% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3251, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3251, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of community contribution defines daily life in postcode 3251, where 22.5% of people volunteer. This is well above the national figure, although the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. Residents here are more likely to give their time to others than people in most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.5% of people volunteer here, which is well above both the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%. This represents a 7.0 percentage point drop from the 29.5% recorded in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid care here than in most similar areas, with 15.9% of residents doing so. This includes 25.8% who spend 15 or more hours on housework—well above the national figure—while those caring for children unpaid sit at 24.7%, slightly below the state average.
15.9% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 25.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.6% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
3.6%
Higher than 67% 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 3251, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3251/3251-vic/topic/community