20.4% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3759, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3759, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a fifth of people in postcode 3759 volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. This area shows a strong pattern of unpaid contribution, though the proportion of people volunteering and caring for children has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.4% of residents are volunteers, which is well above the 14.1% national figure and higher than most other areas. This is a drop from 2011, when 25.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major activity here, with 27.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid work a week, which is well above the national figure. About 26.6% provide unpaid childcare, and 13.3% provide other forms of unpaid care.
13.3% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.3% of the population, which is much lower than in most other areas.
1.3%
Lower than 86% 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 3759, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3759/3759-vic/topic/community