16.6% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3770, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3770, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care in postcode 3770 than in most other Australian areas. While 15.6% of the community provides unpaid care, this is well above the national figure of 11.9%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.6% of people helping out, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this is down from 19.2% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles are very common, as 30.1% of people care for children unpaid and 25.3% do over 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the state and national averages.
15.6% ▲ +44.6%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 25.3%
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.
Only 1.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas.
1.4%
Lower than 85% 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 3770, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3770/3770-vic/topic/community