19.6% ▼ -37.1%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3475, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3475, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in 3475 is marked by a strong commitment to helping others, with 19.6% of people volunteering. This is well above the national figure, though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. Residents here also step up more often to provide unpaid care compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people volunteer here, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this level of community involvement has dropped by 12 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in the rest of Australia, 16.2% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, which is among the highest in the country. Additionally, 26% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, a rate well above the national figure.
16.2% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.3% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 26.0%
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 significant 6.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the 2.8% national average.
6.4%
Higher than 95% 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 3475, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3475/3475-vic/topic/community