21.8% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3461, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3461, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A shift in community involvement has seen volunteering drop to 21.8% in postcode 3461 since 2011. While these numbers have fallen, the area remains much more active in unpaid work and care than the national average. It is a place where people frequently contribute their time to others without pay.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen 6.5 percentage points since 2011 to 21.8%. Despite this dip, it remains well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16.1% of people providing care, a figure that rose since 2011 and is well above the national average. This is alongside 27.7% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is much higher than most areas.
16.1% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 27.7%
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 2.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
2.9%
Lower 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 3461, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3461/3461-vic/topic/community