17.5% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3636, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3636, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid care is a key feature of life in postcode 3636, where 14.8% of people provide this support. This is much higher than most areas. While volunteering is also common here, it has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.5% of people in the area volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a decline from 2011, when 24.5% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is common, with 14.8% of people providing support, a figure that has risen since 2011. In contrast, the 23.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Victorian average of 26.3%.
14.8% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.2% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.8% of the population. This is higher than most areas and sits above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 73% 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 3636, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3636/3636-vic/topic/community