20.5% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3584, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3584, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a fifth of people in postcode 3584 volunteer, though this is down from 25.4% in 2011. The area shows a strong commitment to unpaid work and community support, with volunteering and care rates that sit well above the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.5% of people helping out, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this rate has fallen by 4.9 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life here, with 14.8% of people providing care—a figure that has risen since 2011. This is a little above the national average, as are the 24.8% of people who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
14.8% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 24.8%
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 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 68% 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 3584, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3584/3584-vic/topic/community