19.9% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3467, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3467, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have spent their time volunteering in postcode 3467 since 2011, though participation remains high. Roughly 20% of residents still give their time to the community, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.9% of people here volunteer, a rate that is well above the Victoria figure of 13.3%. However, this is 6.4 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 16.1% of people providing care—a rate well above the Australian average. While 25% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework, far fewer people here provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the state.
16.1% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas, with 3.9% of the population having served.
3.9%
Higher than 74% 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 3467, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3467/3467-vic/topic/community