12.6% ▼ -44.7%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3562, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3562, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering defines the recent trend for postcode 3562, where the rate fell by 10 percentage points since 2011. Only 12.6% of residents now volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This shift comes alongside changing patterns in how people handle unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen significantly to 12.6%, down from 22.7% in 2011. This figure is a little below the Australian average of 14.1% and about the same as the Victorian rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, at 22.2%. Meanwhile, 21.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 10.1% provide other forms of unpaid care.
10.1% ▲ +46.8%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▲ +20.1%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
Defence service is very rare in this area, with 0.0% of people having served. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 3562, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3562/3562-vic/topic/community