12.4% ▼ -33.8%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3433, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3433, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people in postcode 3433 do extensive unpaid housework than the national average. While community volunteering has dropped, many residents are heavily involved in home and family care. This area also has a notably strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen sharply since 2011, with only 12.4% of people now volunteering. This is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common here, as 36.5% of people do 15 or more hours a week—far above the 20.7% national figure. Meanwhile, 27.1% provide unpaid childcare, and 12.9% provide other forms of unpaid care, which is a little above the Australian average.
12.9% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.5% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 36.5%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most other areas. About 5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the Victorian rate of 2%.
5.0%
Higher than 88% 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 3433, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3433/3433-vic/topic/community