23.8% ▼ -29.2%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3673, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3673, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 24% of people in postcode 3673 volunteer, which is far above the Victorian average of 13.3%. This area shows a strong trend of giving back, though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. Residents are also much more likely to provide unpaid care than those in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.8% of people helping out, a figure well above the national rate of 14.1%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 33.5% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, with 16.5% of people providing care and 29.0% doing over 15 hours of housework, both well above the national figures. Interestingly, this happens while the share of people caring for children unpaid is 23.1%, which is well below the Victorian average.
16.5% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 29.0%
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 proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.1%, this is a little above both the Victorian figure of 2.0% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 77% 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 3673, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3673/3673-vic/topic/community