17.8% ▼ -29.6%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3621, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3621, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in postcode 3621 since 2011, though 17.8% of residents still give their time. While volunteering has dipped, unpaid care roles remain common, particularly for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 17.8% of people volunteer here, which is well above the national figure of 14.1% and the Victorian rate of 13.3%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 25.2% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 29.2% of people caring for children—a figure much higher than most areas. About 12.7% provide general unpaid care, while 22.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.7% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
Defence service is much lower than in most areas, with only 2.0% of residents having served. This is about the same as the Victorian average and slightly below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.0%
Lower than 75% 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 3621, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3621/3621-vic/topic/community