24.1% ▼ -30.6%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3563, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3563, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in postcode 3563 give their time to volunteer, a rate far above the Victorian average. This high level of community spirit sits alongside a strong tendency for residents to provide unpaid care and support to others in their daily lives.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.1% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. Despite this standing, the proportion of volunteers has fallen 11 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16.8% of people providing care—a figure among the highest for this level. This is well above the national average, and 25.7% of residents also do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
16.8% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.2% of the population. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0% and about the same as the national average.
3.2%
Higher 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 3563, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3563/3563-vic/topic/community