21.4% ▼ -34.2%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3637, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3637, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of people in postcode 3637 contribute their time to others, with 21.4% volunteering. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. The area also sees a very high rate of unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While 21.4% of residents volunteer—which is well above the Victorian average of 13.3%—this figure has fallen by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, as 33.3% of people provide unpaid care for children, a rate well above the national figure of 26.3%. Unpaid housework is also more common than average at 23.9%, though 12.7% providing general unpaid care is about the same as the state average.
12.7% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
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, at 1.8%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.8%
Lower than 77% 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 3637, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3637/3637-vic/topic/community