26.3% ▼ -26.2%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3746, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3746, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in postcode 3746 volunteer, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. While this level of community spirit is far above the national figure, the proportion of residents volunteering has fallen by 9.3 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.3% of the community volunteers, a figure that is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. This is alongside a higher-than-usual 14.5% of residents providing unpaid care, though the rate of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national figures.
14.5% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 27.8%
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 in this area than in most others, with 5.2% of people having served in the Defence Force.
5.2%
Higher than 89% 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 3746, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3746/3746-vic/topic/community