27.6% ▼ -41.2%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 47.0%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3287, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3287, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of the people in postcode 3287 volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This area shows a strong trend of community involvement, though the rate of volunteering has fallen by 19 points since 2011. It is a place where residents are more likely to contribute their time to others than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above both the Victorian and Australian rates of around 14%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 47% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. Unpaid childcare is also higher than most areas at 28.2%, while the share of people providing other unpaid care rose slightly to 13.8%.
13.8% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 27.1%
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.
Only 1.2% of people in postcode 3287 have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas.
1.2%
Lower than 88% 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 3287, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3287/3287-vic/topic/community