40.1% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3294, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3294, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering rates in postcode 3294 have fallen slightly since 2011, yet they remain remarkably high. About 40.1% of people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 40.1%, the number of volunteers is among the highest for similar areas. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria, though it has dipped 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people do heavy unpaid housework here than in most areas, with 27.3% spending 15 or more hours a week on it. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, while 26.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare.
12.3% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 27.3%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.0%
Higher than 53% 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 3294, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3294/3294-vic/topic/community