20.7% ▼ -35.6%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3303, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3303, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people volunteer in postcode 3303, which is well above the national figure. This community is marked by high levels of unpaid help and a strong history of military service. It is a place where residents give a significant amount of their own time to support others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.7% of people helping out, well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 32.1% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very high in this area, with 18.1% of people providing a helping hand, a figure that rose 10 points since 2011. This is well above the national figure, alongside 28.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
18.1% ▲ +127.5%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.3% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
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 higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.2%, this is a little above the 2.8% national average.
4.2%
Higher than 79% 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 3303, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3303/3303-vic/topic/community