15.5% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3777, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3777, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 27.2% of people in postcode 3777 provide unpaid child care, making it one of the most common roles in the area's community activities. While many residents balance these family duties with other unpaid work, the number of local volunteers has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 15.5% since 2011, down from 21.7%. This is lower than most similar areas, though it remains a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people providing care—a figure much higher than most areas. This is alongside 24.5% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the Victorian figure of 20.1%.
14.3% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 Force veterans make up 2.8% of the population, which is about the same as the national average and around the middle for similar areas.
2.8%
Lower than 53% 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 3777, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3777/3777-vic/topic/community