16.6% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3345, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3345, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid care defines the community in postcode 3345, where nearly 30% of people look after children without pay. This is well above the Victorian and national figures. While unpaid care is common, volunteer rates have dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.6% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Victorian rate of 13.3%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though the figure fell 4.5 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 28.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with the 29.4% who care for children unpaid, a figure that rose since 2011.
13.5% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.3% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 28.3%
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 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8% and the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
2.9%
Lower than 52% 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 3345, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3345/3345-vic/topic/community