15.9% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3631, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3631, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 31% of people in postcode 3631 provide unpaid child care. This high level of family support defines the area's community contribution, even as formal volunteering has dropped. The region shows a strong tendency toward home-based care compared to other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this is a decline from 2011, when 21.6% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is very common here, with 31% of people doing so, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 13.9% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
13.9% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, with only 1.9% doing so. This is much lower than most other areas, though it is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.9%
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 3631, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3631/3631-vic/topic/community