20.7% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3266, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3266, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 3266 volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. While this spirit of helping out remains strong, the local rate of volunteering has fallen by 7.0 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.7% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most other areas. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common here, with 25.4% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 13.3% provide unpaid care, which is a little above the Australian average and has risen slightly since 2011.
13.3% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 25.4%
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.
Around 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and sits about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 64% 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 3266, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3266/3266-vic/topic/community