17.3% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3280, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3280, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care in postcode 3280 than in most other areas. This community shows a strong spirit of giving, with a volunteer rate well above the national figure, though this has dropped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.3% of people volunteer here, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. This is a drop from 2011, when 23.4% of the area's residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.4% of people providing such support—a figure much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 26.8% of residents care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the national figure.
14.4% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 20.9%
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.
Defence service is less common than in most areas, with 2.4% of people having served. This is about the same as the 2.0% recorded for Victoria.
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 3280, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3280/3280-vic/topic/community