15.8% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3677, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3677, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in postcode 3677 involves a high level of unpaid support, with 14.7% of people providing care to others. While this is much higher than most similar areas, the number of people volunteering for community groups has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is lower than in most similar areas and has fallen by 5.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A significant 14.7% of people provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the state figure. Meanwhile, 25.5% of people care for children unpaid, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
14.7% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
About 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Victoria figure of 2.0%.
3.1%
Higher than 53% 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 3677, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3677/3677-vic/topic/community