18.9% ▼ -28.9%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3363, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3363, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 19% of people in postcode 3363 volunteer, a figure well above the national average. While this is a high rate of community contribution, it has fallen by 7.7 percentage points since 2011. The area also shows a strong trend of residents providing unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.9% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure. This rate sits around the middle compared to similar areas, though it has dropped from 26.6% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people providing care, a figure a little above the national 11.9%. While 25.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—those caring for children unpaid (23.7%) are a little below the Australian average.
14.3% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 25.1%
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 3% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the 2% seen across Victoria and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.0%
Higher 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 3363, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3363/3363-vic/topic/community