12.9% ▼ -37.2%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3764, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3764, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer here than in most similar areas, but the local community in postcode 3764 is more likely to have served in the Defence Force. While volunteering has dropped, a significant 27.6% of residents still provide unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.9% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most other areas. This figure has fallen by 7.6 percentage points since 2011, though it remains about the same as the Victorian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A little more than the national figure, 27.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, while 13.3% give unpaid care to others. Around 22.4% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
13.3% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 22.4%
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 service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.8% of people having served. This is a little above both the Victorian and national figures.
3.8%
Higher than 73% 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 3764, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3764/3764-vic/topic/community