20.8% ▼ -27.8%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3464, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3464, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 20.8% of people in postcode 3464 volunteer their time. This area shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work and community support, though volunteering has fallen by 8 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five residents volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16.9% of people providing care—a figure well above the national average. This is alongside a high rate of housework, as 26.9% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid chores weekly.
16.9% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 26.9%
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.
A much higher proportion of people in this area have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas, sitting at 4.2%.
4.2%
Higher than 80% 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 3464, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3464/3464-vic/topic/community