41.4% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 44.9%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3572, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3572, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than four in ten people volunteer their time in postcode 3572, a rate far above the national figure. This strong culture of helping out extends to the home, where residents are much more likely to provide unpaid care and housework than people in other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 41.4% of people helping out, which is far above the Victorian rate of 13.3%. This figure is among the highest for similar areas, despite falling 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is a major part of local life, as 36.0% of people care for children unpaid, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, 27.0% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure that is much higher than most areas and has risen since 2011.
14.4% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.0% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 27.0%
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 residents have 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 3572, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3572/3572-vic/topic/community