34.6% ▼ -43.0%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3530, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3530, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of people in postcode 3530 volunteer, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most other areas. While volunteering has dropped since 2011, the area still sees much higher rates of unpaid care and housework compared to the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 34.6% of residents volunteer, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and among the highest rates for similar areas. However, this is a significant drop from 2011, when 60.7% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17.8% of people providing care and 29.9% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the national average. In contrast, those caring for children unpaid are far fewer than in most areas at 13.1%.
17.8% ▲ +72.3%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.1% ▼ -57.3%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.9% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 29.9%
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.
No one in this area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 3530, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3530/3530-vic/topic/community