19.2% ▼ -32.6%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3728, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3728, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in postcode 3728 since 2011, though the area still shows a strong spirit of giving. About 19.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While 19.2% of people volunteer, this is a drop of 9.3 percentage points since 2011. This rate remains well above both Victoria and the rest of Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 27.5% of people caring for children and 13.5% providing other unpaid care, both of which are higher than most areas. A little above the national figure, 22.8% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, though this fell 8.9 percentage points since 2011.
13.5% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 much more common here than in most other areas. About 4.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and 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 3728, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3728/3728-vic/topic/community