22.0% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3442, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3442, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the state and national figures, 22% of people in postcode 3442 volunteer their time. This community is notably active in unpaid roles, with high rates of volunteering and domestic care compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria. This is higher than most areas, though the figure has fallen 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 31% of people caring for children and 27.9% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. Additionally, 14.1% provide unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
14.1% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 27.9%
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 around the middle for its level, with 3% of people having served. This is a little above the 2% for Victoria and about the same as the 2.8% national figure.
3.0%
Higher than 51% 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 3442, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3442/3442-vic/topic/community