21.2% ▼ -33.7%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3516, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3516, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 3516 give their time to volunteering, which is well above the national figure. While community spirit remains high, there has been a noticeable drop in the number of volunteers since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.2% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above both the Victorian and Australian averages. However, this is 11 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common, with 25.6% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it, which is well above the national figure. In contrast, the 23.3% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national averages.
11.7% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 common here, with 2.7% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 56% 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 3516, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3516/3516-vic/topic/community