12.5% ▲ +43.5%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3751, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3751, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of people provide unpaid care in postcode 3751 compared to most other areas. While the typical resident is less likely to volunteer, a significant 14.8% of people provide unpaid care. This reflects a community where home-based support and housework are common, even as child care roles have declined.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have risen to 12.5% since 2011, though this remains much lower than most other areas. This figure is about the same as the Victorian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major feature here, with 14.8% of people providing support and 25% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—both well above the national figure. In contrast, the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national figures at 21.9%.
14.8% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
No one in this area reported serving in the Defence Force, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and a little below the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 3751, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3751/3751-vic/topic/community