17.4% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3557, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3557, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid care and volunteering mark postcode 3557 as a place with more community and family support than most similar areas. While 17.4% of residents volunteer, a striking 30.9% of people provide unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.4% of people volunteer here, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is a drop from 2011, when a quarter of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 28.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This aligns with high rates of unpaid care, as 17.0% of residents provide care for others—a figure that has risen since 2011.
17.0% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.7% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 28.7%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas. About 4.6% of the population served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.8% national figure.
4.6%
Higher than 85% 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 3557, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3557/3557-vic/topic/community