21.9% ▼ -30.9%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3675, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3675, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back and supporting others is a big part of life in postcode 3675, where 21.9% of people volunteer. This is well above the national figure, though the number of volunteers has fallen by 9.8 percentage points since 2011. Residents here also take on significant unpaid work at home and in the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 21.9% of people helping out. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent, with 29.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. This sits alongside a high rate of unpaid care, with 15.6% of residents providing support to others and 27.6% caring for children unpaid.
15.6% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.7% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 29.7%
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 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0% and about the same as the Australian average.
3.1%
Higher than 54% 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 3675, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3675/3675-vic/topic/community