27.2% ▼ -31.8%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3705, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3705, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in postcode 3705 than in most other areas, with 27.2% of the community giving their time. While this is far above the national figure of 14.1%, the level of volunteering has fallen 13 points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.2% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and far above the Victorian average of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 17.2%, but 14.2% of people provide other types of unpaid care, which is higher than most areas. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly sit at 22.0%, slightly above the national figure.
14.2% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.2% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 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.
No one in this area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 3705, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3705/3705-vic/topic/community