12.7% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3630, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3630, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 23.3% of people in postcode 3630 provide unpaid child care, which is the most common form of community contribution here. While some forms of unpaid work have declined over the last decade, others have grown slightly. Overall, the area sees lower levels of volunteering and home care than many other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen 4.1 percentage points since 2011 to 12.7%. This is much lower than most areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children and housework have both fallen since 2011, with only 18.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. However, the number of people providing other unpaid care rose to 13.1%, which is a little above the Australian figure.
13.1% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.2% of the population. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.2%
Lower 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 3630, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3630/3630-vic/topic/community