20.2% ▼ -37.6%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3717, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3717, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local volunteering has dropped by 12 percentage points since 2011, but 3717 remains a place where people give their time more than in most areas. While these numbers have dipped, 20.2% of residents still volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five people here volunteer their time. This is well above the Victorian average of 13.3%, though it is a significant fall from the 32.3% recorded in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly than in most areas, reaching 25.6%. This stands in contrast to unpaid childcare, which is much lower than the national figure at 20.6%.
13.4% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.6% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 25.6%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.6%, this is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.6%
Higher than 67% 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 3717, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3717/3717-vic/topic/community