24.0% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3458, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3458, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid work set postcode 3458 apart from most similar areas. While 24% of residents volunteer, which is far above the Victorian figure, this is a drop from 31.9% in 2011. The area shows a strong trend of community and home-based support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this rate has fallen by 7.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.6% of people providing care and 28.5% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are much higher than most areas. In contrast, the 21.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Victorian average.
14.6% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 28.5%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.3% of residents having served. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0% and about the same as the national average.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 3458, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3458/3458-vic/topic/community