19.6% ▼ -45.8%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3276, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3276, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped significantly since 2011 in postcode 3276, falling from 36.1% to 19.6%. Despite this decline, the area remains more active than most, with nearly one in five people still volunteering. This community contributes more to unpaid work and care than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 20% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. However, this is a sharp decrease from 2011, when 36.1% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 25.3% of people spending 15 or more hours on housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Around 14% provide other unpaid care, and 25.6% look after children unpaid, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
14.0% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -27.1%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 25.3%
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.
About 2.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the state and national levels.
2.2%
Lower 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 3276, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3276/3276-vic/topic/community