18.0% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3501, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3501, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people in postcode 3501 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This area shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work and care, though volunteer rates have dipped slightly in recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.0% of people helping out, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. This is a slight drop from 20.8% seen back in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much more common than in most areas. About 26.1% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, and 14.9% provide general unpaid care, which is a little above the state average.
14.9% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.3% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.1%
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 typical for the region, with 2.8% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the rates seen across both Victoria and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 53% 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 3501, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3501/3501-vic/topic/community