14.7% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3781, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3781, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much more time is spent on family and home duties in postcode 3781 than in other areas. Over 31% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While family care is common, formal volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of people volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure is a little above the Victorian average, but it has fallen 5.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 31.6% of people looking after children and 24.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above national figures. Meanwhile, 13.3% provide other unpaid care, a rate that has risen since 2011.
13.3% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 24.8%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 2.6% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 60% 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 3781, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3781/3781-vic/topic/community