9.9% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3756, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3756, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 33.9% of people in postcode 3756 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While family care is very common, other forms of community involvement are less frequent here. This mix shows a place where home-based care takes priority over outside volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the 14.1% national figure. This represents a significant drop from 2011, when 15.4% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The rate of people providing unpaid care is 12.9%, about the same as the state and national figures. Around 21.5% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the state average but lower than most similar areas.
12.9% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.9% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 Force service is less common here than in most areas, with 2.4% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 64% 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 3756, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3756/3756-vic/topic/community