28.4% ▼ -27.1%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3390, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3390, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than double the national rate of volunteering is found in postcode 3390, where 28.4% of people give their time. While this is far above the Victorian and Australian figures, the number of volunteers has fallen by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 28.4% of residents helping out. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 18.5% of people providing care—well above the Australian figure of 11.9%. This is alongside a high rate of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, at 25.9%.
18.5% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 25.9%
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.
About 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 3390, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3390/3390-vic/topic/community