19.6% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3739, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3739, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have fallen by 2.5 points since 2011 in postcode 3739, though they remain high. Nearly one in five people still volunteer, which is well above the national figure. The area shows a mix of high unpaid housework but much lower rates of unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.6% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above both the Victorian and national rates. This is higher than most similar areas, despite the percentage falling since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 28.9% of people do over 15 hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—the rate of those caring for children is much lower than most areas at 21.1%. Meanwhile, 13.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
13.2% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.9% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 28.9%
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.
Very few people in the area have served in the Defence Force, with only 1.5% doing so. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure.
1.5%
Lower than 84% 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 3739, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3739/3739-vic/topic/community