17.6% ▼ -21.6%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3438, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3438, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and housework set postcode 3438 apart from most similar areas. While nearly 32% of people provide unpaid childcare, volunteer rates are also well above the national figure despite a recent decline.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.6% of people volunteer here, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is a drop from 2011, when 22.5% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 27.4% of people doing over 15 hours of housework weekly and 31.9% caring for children. Both figures are well above the national average, though the proportion of people providing general unpaid care rose slightly to 14.3% since 2011.
14.3% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.9% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.3% of the population. This is lower than most areas and is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 67% 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 3438, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3438/3438-vic/topic/community