14.4% ▼ -35.1%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3564, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3564, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in postcode 3564 provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution in the area. While most residents are involved in family care, formal volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade. Overall, the area shows participation levels that generally align with state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen sharply since 2011, dropping 7.8 percentage points to 14.4%. This is lower than most similar areas, though it remains a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.3% of people providing some form of care, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011. About 21.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure of 20.7%.
13.3% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.9% of the population. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8% and the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
2.9%
Lower than 51% 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 3564, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3564/3564-vic/topic/community