13.4% ▼ -51.8%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3522, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3522, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in postcode 3522 than in most similar areas. While 13.4% of residents give their time to others, this is a sharp drop from 27.9% back in 2011. The area is now defined by high levels of unpaid care work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen significantly here since 2011. At 13.4%, the rate is much lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 20.3% of people providing care, which is well above the national figure. This includes 25.9% of residents doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, though only 21.0% provide unpaid childcare, a rate well below the state and national levels.
20.3% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.0% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 25.9%
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 1.4% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 86% 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 3522, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3522/3522-vic/topic/community