25.7% ▼ -27.8%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3469, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3469, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in postcode 3469 than in most similar areas. About 25.7% of residents give their time to community work, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. While volunteering has dropped since 2011, the area remains a strong hub for unpaid contribution.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.7% of people helping out, though this is 9.9 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a big part of life here, as 17.7% of people provide care and 26.2% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. However, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average at 16.5%.
17.7% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.5% ▼ -38.1%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 26.2%
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.
About 3.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victorian average of 2.0%.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 3469, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3469/3469-vic/topic/community