16.0% ▼ -41.1%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3521, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3521, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in postcode 3521 provide unpaid support to others than in most similar areas. While 16.7% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure, the number of local volunteers has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures. However, this is a big drop from 2011, when 27.2% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 16.7% of people doing so, which is well above the national figure. This high level of support is reflected in housework, as 27% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid home chores weekly—a figure well above the state average.
16.7% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 27.0%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most similar areas. At 3.9%, the proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force is a little above both the Victorian and Australian figures.
3.9%
Higher than 74% 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 3521, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3521/3521-vic/topic/community