17.9% ▼ -42.0%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3591, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3591, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid child care and do housework in postcode 3591 than in most other similar areas. While 17.9% of the community volunteers, this is a notable drop from 30.8% back in 2011. The area also sees a higher rate of former Defence Force members compared to most places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in the rest of Victoria, where the figure is 13.3%. However, the number of people volunteering in postcode 3591 fell by 13 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A higher share of residents provide unpaid child care (28.6%) and do 15 or more hours of housework (24.3%) than in most areas. In contrast, the 10.7% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
10.7% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 3.7% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
3.7%
Higher than 70% 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 3591, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3591/3591-vic/topic/community