22.0% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3321, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3321, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in three people in postcode 3321 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This area sees high levels of community support and home-based care, though the proportion of people volunteering has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. Despite being higher than most areas, this rate fell 6.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 17% of people providing care and 29% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly. These figures are among the highest at this level, with the proportion of those caring for children rising to 35.9%.
17.0% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.9% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 29.0%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.9%. This is much lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
1.9%
Lower than 77% 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 3321, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3321/3321-vic/topic/community