17.1% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3672, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3672, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in postcode 3672 than in most similar areas. While 14.5% of residents provide unpaid care, this is higher than both the state and national figures. The area also sees a high level of community spirit, with volunteering rates well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 17.1% of people volunteer here, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 24.9% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 18.9%, yet providing other unpaid care is much higher than usual at 14.5%. Meanwhile, 23.3% of people do over 15 hours of housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure.
14.5% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.9% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.3%
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.
A higher than usual 3.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.7%
Higher than 71% 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 3672, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3672/3672-vic/topic/community