25.5% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3462, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3462, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in four people in postcode 3462 volunteer, a rate far higher than the national figure. While volunteering has dropped since 2011, the area remains a place where residents give a lot of their own time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.5% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is much higher than most similar areas, though the figure fell from 34.7% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here do significant housework and care for others than in most areas; 30.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 14.5% provide some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the Australian average.
14.5% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.3% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 30.3%
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.
A higher than usual 3.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
3.7%
Higher than 70% 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 3462, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3462/3462-vic/topic/community