20.9% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3281, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3281, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 35% of people in postcode 3281 provide unpaid childcare, one of the highest rates for this level of area. This highlights a community where many residents take on significant roles in family care and local support. While unpaid work is common, the number of volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 21% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Despite this strong standing, the share of people volunteering fell 6.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 29.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well above the Victorian average, and the share of people providing general unpaid care rose to 15.6% since 2011.
15.6% ▲ +33.5%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.9% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 29.3%
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.
A small number of people here have served in the Defence Force, at 2.4%. This is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
2.4%
Lower than 65% 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 3281, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3281/3281-vic/topic/community