22.9% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3732, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3732, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of people in postcode 3732 volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. This area shows a strong tendency toward unpaid community support, although the proportion of volunteers has dropped since 2011. Local residents are also more likely to provide unpaid care than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the national rate of 14.1%. However, this has fallen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17.4% of people providing care and 24.7% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. Meanwhile, the 23.5% of people caring for children unpaid is a little below the Victorian average.
17.4% ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 24.7%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.5%. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.5%
Lower than 61% 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 3732, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3732/3732-vic/topic/community