22.9% ▼ -21.0%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3792, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3792, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high level of unpaid work and volunteering shapes daily life in postcode 3792. Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer, and the area sees a very high proportion of people caring for children and the home compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.9% of people helping out, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this has fallen 6.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent, as 33.8% of people care for children and 18.1% provide unpaid care, both of which are well above the Victorian averages. Additionally, 32.5% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, a figure far above the national average.
18.1% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.5% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 32.5%
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.
About 3.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 51% 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 3792, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3792/3792-vic/topic/community