18.1% ▼ -32.1%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3585, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3585, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 18.1% of people in postcode 3585 volunteer their time. This reflects a strong community spirit, although the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. Most other forms of community work and care in the area track closely with state and national patterns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 26.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.5% of people providing care, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 25.9% of residents care for children unpaid, a figure about the same as the Australian average.
13.5% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 20.7%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.4%. This is lower than most areas and sits about the same as the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
2.4%
Lower than 66% 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 3585, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3585/3585-vic/topic/community