30.7% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3418, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3418, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 30.7% of people in postcode 3418 volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement stands out as the most striking feature of the area's social profile. While volunteering is common, other forms of unpaid work and care show more mixed patterns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most other areas, though the rate has fallen by 8.3 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is a little above the national figure at 14.9%, but the proportion of people caring for children is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Around 23.8% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the Victorian figure.
14.9% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
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.
Defence service is about the same as across the rest of the country, with 2.8% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
2.8%
Lower than 54% 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 3418, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3418/3418-vic/topic/community