21.4% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3623, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3623, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people pitch in and support others in postcode 3623 than in most similar areas. Local residents are particularly active in volunteering and providing unpaid care, though the rate of volunteering has dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.4% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%. This is higher than most areas, despite falling 5.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here; 26.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework and 15.0% provide unpaid care, both of which are much higher than most areas. However, those caring for children unpaid are at 22.2%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
15.0% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 26.9%
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 the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas. At 3.4%, this is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 3623, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3623/3623-vic/topic/community