19.8% ▼ -29.0%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3277, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3277, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five residents in postcode 3277 give their time to volunteering, a rate well above the national figure. This reflects a strong culture of community support, although the number of volunteers has dropped by 8.1 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.8% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.2% of people caring for children and 25.2% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework—both figures well above the national average. Meanwhile, those providing general unpaid care rose to 14.0% since 2011.
14.0% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 25.2%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.8%. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.8%
Lower than 78% 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 3277, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3277/3277-vic/topic/community