16.4% ▼ -35.9%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3640, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3640, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher rate of unpaid care and volunteering sets postcode 3640 apart from the state average. While 16.4% of people volunteer, this is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. These figures reflect a community where many residents contribute significant time to supporting others and the wider public.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in the rest of the state, though it has fallen since 2011 when 25.7% of people helped out. Currently, 16.4% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 28.3% of people caring for children and 23.6% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures being above the state and national averages. Meanwhile, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care has risen slightly since 2011 to 12.3%.
12.3% ▲ +16.2%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
Defence Force service is much less common here than in most other areas, with only 1.8% of the population having served. This is about the same as the state figure of 2.0%.
1.8%
Lower than 78% 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 3640, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3640/3640-vic/topic/community