16.3% ▼ -32.7%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3351, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3351, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 3351 provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high level of family care is a key feature of the area's community contribution, although volunteering rates have dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this is a significant drop from 2011, when 24.2% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.7% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well above the national figure, and it sits alongside a high rate of people providing unpaid care for others.
15.1% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 25.7%
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 about the same as the rest of the country, with 2.9% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
2.9%
Lower than 51% 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 3351, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3351/3351-vic/topic/community