15.4% ▼ -42.7%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3649, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3649, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people here volunteer than in most similar areas, but 3649 remains more active than the state and national figures. While 15.4% of residents volunteer, this is a sharp drop from 26.9% seen back in 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering sits a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national 14.1%, though it is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is higher than most areas at 13.4%, but the number of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%. About 22.1% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the national 20.7%.
13.4% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 22.1%
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.
Around 2.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 56% 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 3649, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3649/3649-vic/topic/community