21.3% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3789, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3789, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of people in postcode 3789 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This area sees high levels of community contribution through both formal volunteering and extensive unpaid work at home. It is a place where residents are much more likely to support others than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.3% of people helping out, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is higher than most areas, though the rate has fallen 2.2 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high here; 32.6% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is far above the national figure. This sits alongside a high 21.8% of people providing general unpaid care and 35.1% caring for children, both of which are well above state and national levels.
21.8% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.1% ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.6% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 32.6%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force, at 3.7%. This is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.7%
Higher than 70% 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 3789, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3789/3789-vic/topic/community