21.3% ▼ -28.6%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3447, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3447, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in postcode 3447 have fallen by 8.5 percentage points since 2011. Despite this drop, 21.3% of people still volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This suggests a strong but declining tradition of community contribution in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.3% of residents volunteer their time, which is higher than most areas. This figure is well above both the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here compared to the state average, 28.6% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well above the national figure. Overall, 14.1% of people provide some form of unpaid care, a little above the Victorian rate.
14.1% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.9% ▼ -38.0%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
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.
Around 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8% and a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
3.0%
Higher than 52% 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 3447, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3447/3447-vic/topic/community