22.4% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3260, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3260, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 22.4% of people in postcode 3260 volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While this level of community involvement remains high compared to most areas, the proportion of volunteers has fallen by 6 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.4% of residents volunteer their time, a rate that is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.6% of people providing care, which is much higher than most areas. While 25.0% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average at 21.9%.
14.6% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 57% 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 3260, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3260/3260-vic/topic/community