16.9% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3687, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3687, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in postcode 3687 since 2011, though 16.9% of residents still give their time to others. While volunteering has dipped, the area has a notably high rate of unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.9% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this is a big drop from 2011, when 27.5% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.7% of people providing care—a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, 25.6% care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
15.7% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.6% of residents having served.
4.6%
Higher than 86% 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 3687, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3687/3687-vic/topic/community