18.2% ▼ -40.2%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3334, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3334, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 18.2% of residents in postcode 3334 volunteer their time, a figure well above both the Victorian and national rates. While volunteering is common, the area has seen a sharp decline in people providing unpaid childcare since 2011. Overall, community contribution here ranges from local volunteering to supporting veterans and providing care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most of Australia, with 18.2% of people helping out. However, this is a significant drop from 2011, when 30.5% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is much higher than in most areas at 14.8%, though those caring for children is well below the national figure at 17.4%. About 22.7% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week.
14.8% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.4% ▼ -48.8%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 22.7%
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 3.8% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
3.8%
Higher than 73% 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 3334, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3334/3334-vic/topic/community