21.8% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3722, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3722, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 3722 volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This area shows a strong commitment to community work and unpaid care, though the number of volunteers has dropped since 2011. It is a place where helping others and managing the home are common parts of daily life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.8% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria. While this is higher than most areas, the proportion of volunteers has fallen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 26.8% of people caring for children, a figure about the same as the national average. Additionally, 24% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the Victorian figure of 20.1%.
12.6% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force. At 3.3%, this is a little above the 2.0% recorded for Victoria and slightly above the national figure.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 3722, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3722/3722-vic/topic/community