14.6% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3523, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3523, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare in postcode 3523 than across the rest of the country. While only 15.9% of residents care for children unpaid, a higher proportion of the community handles significant housework and other care duties compared to the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most similar areas and has fallen by 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is far less common here than in Victoria or Australia, but 25.4% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure.
13.6% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.9% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 very common in this area, with 5.3% of people having served, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and well above the Victorian average.
5.3%
Higher than 89% 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 3523, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3523/3523-vic/topic/community