14.3% ▼ -33.7%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3328, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3328, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of residents provide unpaid support in postcode 3328, with 34.4% of people caring for children. This is well above the national figure, marking unpaid care as the most common form of community contribution in the area. While many people manage home and family duties, formal volunteering has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This is about the same as the national figure, but the rate has fallen 7.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 30.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—a figure far above the national average. This aligns with a high rate of child care, as 34.4% of residents provide unpaid care for children, well above the Victorian average.
13.9% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.4% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.8% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 30.8%
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 around the middle for its level, with 2.7% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 57% 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 3328, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3328/3328-vic/topic/community