16.2% ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3377, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3377, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have been volunteering and providing unpaid childcare in postcode 3377 since 2011. While the area remains moderately active in community service, the number of people volunteering has dropped from 23.2% to 16.2% over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 23.2% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower than most areas at 21.1%, well below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, 20.1% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.3% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 2.7% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia and slightly higher than the 2.0% in Victoria.
2.7%
Lower than 56% 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 3377, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3377/3377-vic/topic/community