23.2% ▼ -24.0%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3478, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3478, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in 3478 volunteer, making this area much more active in community work than most. While volunteering rates have fallen since 2011, the community remains well above the state and national figures. This spirit of giving extends to home life, where many residents provide unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.2% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%. This is much higher than most areas, though the rate has fallen by 7.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 14.5% of people doing so. This sits alongside a higher-than-average 24.0% of people spending 15 or more hours on housework, despite a much lower rate of unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country.
14.5% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.3% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
Defence service is slightly more common in 3478 than in Victoria, with 3.2% of the population having served. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.2%
Higher than 57% 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 3478, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3478/3478-vic/topic/community