12.8% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3332, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3332, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in postcode 3332 is heavily shaped by unpaid work at home, with 33% of people caring for children. This is well above the national figure, though community volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen sharply since 2011, dropping from 19.9% to 12.8%. This current rate is much lower than most other areas and sits a little below the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 16.1% of people providing care—a figure well above the national average that has risen since 2011. This is consistent with high rates of unpaid housework (25.7%) and childcare (33.0%), both of which are well above the state and national figures.
16.1% ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.0% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.4% of residents having served. This is a little above the Victorian average of 2.0%.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 3332, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3332/3332-vic/topic/community