21.8% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3374, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3374, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 3374 volunteer their time, making it a place with a much higher rate of community help than most of Australia. This spirit of service is a key part of local life, though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. The area also has a notably strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.8% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure. However, this is down from 29.4% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 12.4% of people providing care and 23.4% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the state average. Meanwhile, 24.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure slightly below the national average.
12.4% ▲ +33.8%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
Military service is very common in the area, with 6.1% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.0% for Victoria and the 2.8% national figure.
6.1%
Higher than 93% 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 3374, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3374/3374-vic/topic/community