19.4% ▼ -25.2%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3472, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3472, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 3472 spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This is a high rate of domestic work for the area, which also sees a strong tradition of volunteering and a high proportion of people providing unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.4% of residents helping out, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 25.9% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 17.0% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—the area has a very high rate of other care. Unpaid caregiving is among the highest for similar areas, rising to 16.2% since 2011.
16.2% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.0% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 27.6%
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 3.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
3.6%
Higher than 69% 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 3472, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3472/3472-vic/topic/community