22.3% ▼ -28.1%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3682, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3682, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 22.3% of people in postcode 3682 volunteer their time. This high level of community spirit is paired with a strong tendency for residents to provide unpaid care and housework for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.3% of people helping out, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. However, this has fallen from 31% back in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Residents are much more likely to do unpaid work than those in other areas. About 26.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, and 15.6% provide unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
15.6% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 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.
Around 3.2% of people here have served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Victoria figure of 2.0% and about the same as the national average.
3.2%
Higher than 56% 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 3682, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3682/3682-vic/topic/community