16.6% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3730, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3730, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 1 in 25 residents in postcode 3730 have served in the Defence Force, a rate much higher than most areas. This community shows strong levels of engagement through volunteering and unpaid care, though the number of people giving their time to volunteer has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 16.6% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is a decline from 2011, when 22.6% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.2% of people providing care and 22.8% doing over 15 hours of housework. However, the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure at 22.5%.
13.2% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 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 areas, with 4.0% of people having served. This is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
4.0%
Higher than 76% 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 3730, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3730/3730-vic/topic/community