30.3% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3401, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3401, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people get involved in their community in postcode 3401 than in most similar areas. About 30.3% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This spirit of helping others extends to a high level of unpaid care and housework within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.3% of people helping out, though this is 8.6 percentage points lower than it was in 2011. This rate is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much more common here than in most areas, with 27.7% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly. Around 28.7% care for children unpaid, and 14.4% provide other types of unpaid care.
14.4% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 27.7%
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 2.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% recorded for Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 60% 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 3401, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3401/3401-vic/topic/community