18.0% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3793, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3793, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and housework mark postcode 3793 compared to most similar areas. While volunteer numbers have dipped since 2011, the community remains more active in helping others than the state or national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. This is a drop from 2011, when 23.5% of residents gave their time.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 31.9% of people caring for children and 27% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are well above the national average. Additionally, 14.7% provide other unpaid care, a small increase since 2011.
14.7% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.9% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 27.0%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 2.1% of the population having served. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the state figure.
2.1%
Lower than 71% 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 3793, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3793/3793-vic/topic/community