29.8% ▼ -28.4%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3325, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3325, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 3325 volunteer, a figure far above the national average. While this shows a strong drive to help others, the number of volunteers has fallen by 12 percentage points since 2011. Residents here also take on significant unpaid work and care roles compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29.8% of people volunteer their time, which is far above the 14.1% national figure. This level of participation is much higher than in most other areas, despite the drop from 41.5% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside a high rate of unpaid care for others (16.7%), though child care rates are a little below the 26.3% national average.
16.7% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 30.0%
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.
About 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 60% 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 3325, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3325/3325-vic/topic/community