15.2% —
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3607, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3607, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering and doing unpaid housework in postcode 3607 than in previous years. While 15.2% of the community still volunteer, this is a drop of 4.6 percentage points since 2016. The area also sees a much higher rate of military service than most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is a decline from 2016, when nearly 20% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 21.7% of people caring for children and 18.1% doing over 15 hours of housework. Overall, 13.0% of residents provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average.
13.0% —
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% —
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% —
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
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.
A striking 4.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most other areas and sits a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 82% 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 3607, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3607/3607-vic/topic/community