17.5% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3775, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3775, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual in postcode 3775 spend their time on unpaid care and housework. While 17.5% of residents volunteer, a striking 29.5% are providing unpaid child care, which is much higher than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are well above the national figure at 17.5%, though this has fallen by 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. The 14.4% of residents providing unpaid care is much higher than most areas and has risen since 2011.
14.4% ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 25.4%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 59% 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 3775, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3775/3775-vic/topic/community