23.1% ▼ -34.7%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3719, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3719, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and military service set postcode 3719 apart from most similar areas. While 23.1% of residents volunteer, this is a significant drop from the 35.4% seen in 2011. The area also shows a strong tendency toward unpaid domestic work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.1% of people helping out, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this rate has fallen by 12 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 30.1% of people spending 15 or more hours on housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, those caring for children unpaid are among the lowest at 16.5%, well below the Victorian average of 26.3%.
13.6% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.5% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 30.1%
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 number of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most other areas. At 4.7%, this is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.7%
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 3719, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3719/3719-vic/topic/community