27.0% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3412, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3412, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people are providing unpaid child care since 2011 in postcode 3412, although volunteer rates have dropped. This area is very active in community support, with 27.0% of people volunteering, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in postcode 3412 are much higher than most areas, though they have fallen 7.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 17.7% of people doing so, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is alongside a high 27.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework per week, and a rising 28.3% who provide unpaid child care.
17.7% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 27.4%
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 people in postcode 3412 have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
2.6%
Lower than 61% 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 3412, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3412/3412-vic/topic/community