18.4% —
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3599, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3599, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people have stepped back from unpaid roles in postcode 3599 over recent years. While volunteering and childcare figures have fallen since 2016, the area remains more active in community service than the national average, with 18.4% of residents volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.4% of people helping out, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. This is a drop from 2016, when 21.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, with only 8.8% doing so. This is well below the national figure of 11.9%, and the rate of people caring for children unpaid is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
8.8% —
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.2% —
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% —
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and sits about the same as the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
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 3599, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3599/3599-vic/topic/community