15.4% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3331, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3331, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in postcode 3331 since 2011, though unpaid care remains a major part of local life. While volunteering has dropped, the number of people providing unpaid care for others has risen to 13.8%. This area is marked by a very high rate of people caring for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 20% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 36.1% of people caring for children—well above the 26.3% seen across Australia and Victoria. This high level of family care is mirrored in housework, where 25.7% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid chores weekly.
13.8% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.1% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 25.7%
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 2.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
2.8%
Lower than 55% 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 3331, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3331/3331-vic/topic/community