16.4% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3350, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3350, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in seven people in postcode 3350 give their time to help others through volunteering. While this is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%, the number of volunteers has fallen from 21.8% in 2011. This reflects a community where unpaid care and local service remain common parts of daily life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.4% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a drop of 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.1% of people providing care and 27.5% looking after children unpaid, both of which are higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 21.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework each week, which is lower than in most other areas.
14.1% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
Around 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.7%
Lower than 58% 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 3350, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3350/3350-vic/topic/community