14.7% ▼ -36.2%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3494, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3494, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 15% of people in postcode 3494 volunteer their time, which is the most common form of community contribution here. While this is a little above the Victorian average, the number of locals volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of residents volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the national average. However, this is a sharp decline from 2011, when 23.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas. Only 8.8% of people provide unpaid care, and the 21.8% who care for children unpaid is well below both the state and national figures.
8.8% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
Only 1.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than in most other similar areas, though it is about the same as the Victorian average of 2.0%.
1.9%
Lower than 76% 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 3494, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3494/3494-vic/topic/community