21.3% —
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3322, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3322, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in postcode 3322 are taking on unpaid care roles now than in previous years. While volunteer rates have dropped, the area still sees far more people giving their time to the community than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 21.3% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% national figure, though this is down 6.7 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 18.7% of people providing care and 31.3% doing over 15 hours of housework—both figures are far above the national average. However, the 21.3% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
18.7% —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% —
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.3% —
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 31.3%
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.
Defence service is more common in this area than in most other places, with 6.0% of residents having served, well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.0%
Higher than 93% 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 3322, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3322/3322-vic/topic/community