21.8% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3711, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3711, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in postcode 3711 than in most other similar areas. While 21.8% of residents give their time to others, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This community shows a strong commitment to unpaid work across several different roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.8% of people pitching in, which is well above the Victorian average of 13.3%. However, this rate has fallen 6.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life here, as 14.6% of people provide care and 27.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are much higher than most areas. In contrast, the 16.8% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
14.6% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.8% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 27.5%
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.
Only 2.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most similar areas and about the same as the state average.
2.0%
Lower than 75% 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 3711, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3711/3711-vic/topic/community