18.7% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3341, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3341, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in postcode 3341 spend their spare time helping others than in most of the country. Nearly 19% of residents volunteer, and a high proportion of the community provides unpaid care for children or the elderly. This creates a strong culture of unpaid work and service within the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.7% of people helping out, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this has fallen from 24% back in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, as 26.4% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, well above the 20.7% national average. This is alongside a higher than usual 15.5% of people providing unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
15.5% ▲ +41.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
A higher than usual 3.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2% seen across Victoria.
3.5%
Higher than 66% 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 3341, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3341/3341-vic/topic/community