15.7% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3610, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3610, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer here than in most similar areas, though 15.7% of residents in postcode 3610 still give their time. While some forms of community work have declined, the area has a higher proportion of former Defence Force members than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The 15.7% of residents who volunteer is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia, though this has fallen 4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in the rest of the country, with only 19.9% doing so. Meanwhile, 12.1% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.1% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.9% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 higher proportion of people in this area have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar places, with 3.7% of the population having served.
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 3610, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3610/3610-vic/topic/community