32.2% ▼ -27.5%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3537, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3537, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One of the highest rates of volunteering in the region is found in postcode 3537, where 32.2% of people give their time to others. While this level of community spirit is far above the national figure, it has fallen since 2011. This creates a distinct local profile of high civic engagement compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 32.2% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% across Australia. However, this is a drop from 2011, when the rate was 44.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Few residents provide unpaid childcare, with 20.8% doing so—well below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 13.3% provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average.
13.3% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 22.1%
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. This is about the same as the 2.8% national average and the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
2.7%
Lower than 57% 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 3537, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3537/3537-vic/topic/community