20.2% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3791, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3791, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering in postcode 3791 than they were ten years ago, though the area remains highly active in community and family support. While volunteer rates have dipped, the local community continues to show a strong commitment to unpaid care and household work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.2% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is higher than most similar areas, despite the rate falling 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 27.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the 20.7% national average. This is consistent with a high rate of unpaid care, including 29.7% of people caring for children and 16.1% providing other unpaid care.
16.1% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 27.3%
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.
About 2.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Victorian average.
2.0%
Lower than 74% 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 3791, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3791/3791-vic/topic/community