21.5% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3624, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3624, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines life in postcode 3624, where 21.5% of people volunteer. This is well above both the Victorian and national figures. While volunteering has dropped since 2011, the area remains more active in community work than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.5% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national average. This is higher than most areas, though the figure has fallen 6.1 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.7% of people providing support—a rate higher than most areas. While fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the state average, 23.6% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Victorian figure of 20.1%.
13.7% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 3.5% of the population having served. This is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.5%
Higher than 65% 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 3624, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3624/3624-vic/topic/community