17.5% ▼ -34.6%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3713, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3713, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has dropped sharply in postcode 3713, falling from 26.8% in 2011 to 17.5% today. Despite this decline, the area remains more active in community work than the national average. It is also notable for having a very high proportion of Defence Force veterans.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.5% of people here volunteer, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. However, this is a significant drop from 2011, when more than a quarter of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 15.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure far below the national average. While 13% of people provide some form of unpaid care—about the same as the state average—those doing 15 or more hours of housework have fallen to 21.7%.
13.0% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.2% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
Defence service is very common in this area, with 6% of people having served. This is well above the 2% seen across Victoria and the 2.8% national figure.
6.0%
Higher than 93% 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 3713, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3713/3713-vic/topic/community