24.4% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3329, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3329, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 44% of people in postcode 3329 provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This area shows a strong commitment to unpaid work and community support, though formal volunteering has dipped in recent years. Residents are much more likely to help others and care for family members than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost one in four people (24.4%) volunteer here, which is far above the 14.1% national figure. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 30.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 29.4% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This sits alongside a rise in unpaid care for others, which reached 15.5% in 2021.
15.5% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
43.7% ▲ +37.7%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.4% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 29.4%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force, a rate that 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 3329, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3329/3329-vic/topic/community