19.3% ▼ -36.6%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3330, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3330, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of volunteering than the state average defines community life in postcode 3330. While 19.3% of residents give their time to help others, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%. The area's community involvement is marked by this strong spirit of service, though overall volunteering has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost one in five people (19.3%) volunteer here, which is well above the Victorian average of 13.3%. However, this level of participation has fallen by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is a little below the national figure at 23.4%. In contrast, 23.4% of residents do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the state average of 20.1%.
10.5% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
Defence Force service is common for the area, with 2.8% of residents having served. This is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 53% 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 3330, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3330/3330-vic/topic/community