5.8% ▼ -56.3%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3750, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3750, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people care for children unpaid in postcode 3750 than in most other areas. While 38.4% of residents provide this unpaid childcare, other forms of community contribution are much lower than the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped sharply here, falling 7.4 percentage points since 2011. Now, only 5.8% of people volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with a rate far above the national 26.3%. In contrast, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care or doing heavy housework is much lower than in most areas.
9.7% ▼ -41.9%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.4% ▲ +73.4%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 0.5% of residents having done so. This is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.5%
Lower than 94% 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 3750, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3750/3750-vic/topic/community