22.0% ▼ -31.9%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3670, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3670, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A shrinking number of volunteers defines the recent shift in postcode 3670, where 22.0% of people now give their time to others. While this is still well above the national figure, it represents a 10 point drop since 2011. This change happens alongside a rise in people providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering remains common in postcode 3670, with 22.0% of people helping out. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%, though it has fallen 10 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 26.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure, while those providing unpaid care have risen to 15.4%. Meanwhile, the 19.7% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national rate.
15.4% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.7% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 26.6%
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 service is more common here than in most areas. At 3.3%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 3670, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3670/3670-vic/topic/community