12.8% ▼ -32.6%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3629, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3629, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering and caring for children in postcode 3629 than they were a decade ago. While unpaid care for others has slightly increased, the number of people giving their time to volunteer work has dropped by 6.2 points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.8% of the area volunteers, which is much lower than most other areas. This figure is about the same as the Victorian average of 13.3% and slightly below the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is more common here than in most areas, with 13.5% of people providing support. However, the number of people providing unpaid childcare is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
13.5% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 19.2%
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.
About 2.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and roughly in line with the national average.
2.4%
Lower than 64% 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 3629, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3629/3629-vic/topic/community