32.7% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3485, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3485, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in postcode 3485 gave their time to volunteering in 2021, though this is a slight drop from 2011. This area is far more active in community work than the national average. While volunteering has dipped, unpaid care for others in the home has increased over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 32.7% of people volunteer here, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This is far above the 14.1% national figure, despite a 1.6 point fall since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others has risen to 14.6%, which is a little above the national figure. While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of Australia, 26.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a rate well above the national average.
14.6% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.3% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.9%
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.
The share of people who served in the Defence Force is 3.8%. This is higher than most areas and a little above both the Victorian (2.0%) and national (2.8%) figures.
3.8%
Higher than 73% 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 3485, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3485/3485-vic/topic/community