16.9% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3783, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3783, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid work and volunteering set 3783 apart from the rest of the state. While 16.9% of residents volunteer, nearly 29% provide unpaid childcare, showing a strong trend of community and family support within the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.9% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though the rate has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 28.9% of people caring for children and 24.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are higher than most areas. While those two figures have fallen since 2011, the share of people providing other unpaid care rose to 14.2%.
14.2% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.4% of the population. This is lower than most areas and sits about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 66% 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 3783, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3783/3783-vic/topic/community