29.1% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3285, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3285, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped since 2011 in postcode 3285, though they remain remarkably high. About 29.1% of people here still volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 30% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is much higher than most other areas. While this is far above the Victorian average, the rate has fallen by 8.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the national figure. People providing general unpaid care are also much more common than in most areas, at 14.9%.
14.9% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 30.4%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Victorian average of 2.0%.
3.0%
Higher than 52% 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 3285, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3285/3285-vic/topic/community