19.8% ▼ -29.4%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3468, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3468, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people do significant unpaid housework in postcode 3468 than in the rest of the state. While nearly 20% of residents volunteer, there is a notable gap in child care, with far fewer people providing unpaid care for children compared to national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.8% of people volunteer here, which is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria. However, this level of community work has fallen by 8.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common, with 32.1% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, a figure far above the national average. In contrast, the 16.9% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the 26.3% typical for Australia.
13.6% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.9% ▼ -39.5%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.1% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 32.1%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 1.3% of the population having served, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 87% 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 3468, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3468/3468-vic/topic/community