31.7% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3312, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3312, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 32% of people in postcode 3312 volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area one of the most active for volunteering across similar regions. While this participation is high, it has fallen from 40.8% in 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 31.7% of the community volunteers, which is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 28.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This high level of housework sits alongside a higher than usual 14.4% of people providing unpaid care.
14.4% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 28.2%
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 2.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the Victoria figure of 2.0%.
2.2%
Lower than 71% 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 3312, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3312/3312-vic/topic/community