15.7% ▼ -32.5%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3763, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3763, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid care set postcode 3763 apart from the rest of the state. While 15% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure, the number of people volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures, though this is much lower than the 23.3% seen in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 24.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, well above the national figure. This is alongside a much higher rate of people providing unpaid care than most areas, while the proportion of people caring for children unpaid has fallen to 24.5% since 2011.
15.0% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -33.9%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 24.9%
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.
Around 2.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 51% 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 3763, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3763/3763-vic/topic/community