16.6% ▼ -33.1%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3360, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3360, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and housework than most similar areas define postcode 3360. While the area has a strong history of service and volunteering, the number of people giving their time to community groups has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in the rest of Victoria, with 16.6% of people helping out. However, this is down 8.2 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life here, as 26.5% of people do over 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure. This sits alongside a higher-than-average 15.7% of residents providing unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
15.7% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
A slightly higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to the rest of the country, with 3.9% of residents having served.
3.9%
Higher than 74% 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 3360, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3360/3360-vic/topic/community