19.6% ▼ -28.4%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3400, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3400, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in postcode 3400 volunteer than in the rest of the state, with 19.6% of residents giving their time. While community spirit remains high, this is down from 27.4% in 2011. The area also shows a strong trend of people providing unpaid support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people volunteer here, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%. However, this level of participation has fallen 7.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.5% of people providing support, a figure that has risen since 2011. Around 26.5% of residents care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the national average.
13.5% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 2.8% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 55% 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 3400, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3400/3400-vic/topic/community