36.7% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 48.2%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3314, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3314, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of residents in postcode 3314 volunteer their time, creating a community where local help is common. While volunteer rates have dipped since 2011, 36.7% of people still give their time, a figure far above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 36.7% of people helping out, though this is 8.8 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life, as 15.3% of people provide unpaid care and 31.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures far above the national average. In contrast, the 22.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Victorian and national figures.
15.3% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -36.2%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.5% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 31.5%
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 the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.9% of residents having served, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 74% 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 3314, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3314/3314-vic/topic/community