25.5% ▼ -29.6%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3392, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3392, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in four people in postcode 3392 volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. While this community is very active in helping others, the number of local volunteers has fallen by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.5% of people here volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% national average and much higher than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.4% of people providing care and 25.1% doing over 15 hours of housework, both figures being well above the national average. However, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
14.4% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.8% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.2% of residents having served, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 80% 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 3392, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3392/3392-vic/topic/community