13.8% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3658, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3658, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in postcode 3658 than in most similar areas. While volunteer rates have dropped since 2011, the area maintains a strong connection to service, with a higher proportion of former Defence Force members than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure. This is a notable drop from 2011, when the rate was 18.6%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.6% of people providing care—a figure higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 25.5% of residents care for children unpaid and 22.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
13.6% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
Service to the country is more common here than in most areas, with 3.9% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
3.9%
Higher than 74% 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 3658, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3658/3658-vic/topic/community