32.4% ▼ -27.4%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3420, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3420, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Roughly 32% of people in postcode 3420 volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement defines the area, even though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. Local residents also provide significantly more unpaid care and housework than people in other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.4% of people helping out, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this rate has fallen by 12 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, with 18.1% of people providing care—well above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 30.5% of people caring for children, which is much higher than in most other areas.
18.1% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.5% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 23.3%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most places, with only 1.4% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
1.4%
Lower than 85% 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 3420, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3420/3420-vic/topic/community