22.6% ▼ -49.4%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3542, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3542, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local volunteering in postcode 3542 has dropped significantly since 2011, though it remains a strong feature of the area. While only 22.6% of residents now volunteer, this is still well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.6% of people here volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. This rate has fallen 22 percentage points since 2011, when 44.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A huge 40.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, a figure far above the national average of 20.7%. Meanwhile, those providing unpaid care sit at 13.9%, slightly above the Australian figure, and the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national rate at 22.6%.
13.9% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▼ -35.2%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
40.9% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 40.9%
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.
About 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 60% 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 3542, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3542/3542-vic/topic/community