24.3% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3579, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3579, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost a quarter of people in postcode 3579 volunteer, which is a far higher rate than the national figure. This strong spirit of helping others stands out despite a decline in volunteers since 2011. The area also sees more people providing unpaid care compared to most of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.3% of residents volunteer, which is far above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is 8.0 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 14.9% of people doing so. While 24.5% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, the proportion of those caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure.
14.9% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 seen in 3.0% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.8% and a little above the Victorian rate.
3.0%
Higher than 53% 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 3579, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3579/3579-vic/topic/community