8.8% ▼ -60.0%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3430, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3430, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have stepped up to volunteer or provide care in postcode 3430 over the last decade. Only 8.8% of residents now volunteer, a figure that has dropped sharply since 2011. While unpaid care for children has also fallen, the area has a notably higher proportion of people who served in the Defence Force compared to most of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 13 percentage points since 2011 to just 8.8%. This is now among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The number of people providing unpaid care for children has fallen to 20.5%, which is well below the Victorian average. Other forms of unpaid care have also dropped, though 22.1% of residents still spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
10.4% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 22.1%
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.
A much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force than in most other areas. At 4.8%, this is a little above both the Victorian figure of 2.0% and the national average of 2.8%.
4.8%
Higher than 87% 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 3430, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3430/3430-vic/topic/community