13.7% ▼ -34.4%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3496, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3496, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering has defined community activity in postcode 3496 over the last decade. While 13.7% of people now volunteer, this is a fall of 7.2 percentage points since 2011. The area remains a place where many people take on significant unpaid responsibilities at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of the population volunteers, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is roughly the same as the national and state rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.8% of people providing care—a figure higher than most areas and a slight increase since 2011. This includes 25.4% of people caring for children and 23.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the Victorian and national figures.
13.8% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 23.8%
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.
About 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than in most similar areas but about the same as the Victorian and national averages.
2.5%
Lower than 61% 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 3496, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3496/3496-vic/topic/community