16.4% ▼ -31.2%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3254, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3254, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than double the number of people in postcode 3254 now provide unpaid care compared to 2011. While volunteering has dropped, the area remains a place where many residents step up for others, with 17.1% providing unpaid care—a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.4% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Australian figure. This is a drop from 2011, when 23.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 30.5% of people caring for children and 28.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures well above the state average. Unpaid care for others has also risen significantly since 2011 to 17.1%.
17.1% ▲ +116.9%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.5% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.3% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 28.3%
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 higher than usual 3.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
3.7%
Higher than 70% 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 3254, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3254/3254-vic/topic/community