20.1% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3760, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3760, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 32.1% of people in postcode 3760 spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure far above the national average. This area shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work and community support, though some of these activities have dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.1% of people helping out. This is well above the 14.1% national figure, despite falling 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is prevalent, with 15.4% of people providing care and 28.4% looking after children. The number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is far above the Victorian figure of 20.1%.
15.4% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.1% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 32.1%
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.
About 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 56% 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 3760, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3760/3760-vic/topic/community