8.1% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3338, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3338, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in postcode 3338 provide unpaid childcare than in other areas, with 33.9% of residents doing so. While family care is common, formal volunteering has dropped over the last decade and now sits well below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.1% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people providing unpaid childcare is among the highest at this level and rose to 33.9% since 2011. Other forms of unpaid care are less common, with 11.5% providing general care and 19.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
11.5% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.9% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 19.7%
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.
Only 1.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most other areas.
1.5%
Lower than 83% 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).
More for 3338, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 3338, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3338/3338-vic/topic/community