17.5% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3795, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3795, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care and housework in postcode 3795 than in most similar areas. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others, with volunteering and caregiving rates well above the national figures. However, these levels of local participation have generally dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 17.5% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decrease from 2011, when 21.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 25.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. This is consistent with a higher-than-average 15.2% who provide unpaid care and 28.4% who care for children unpaid.
15.2% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 25.2%
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, at 2.0%. This is much lower than most similar areas and about the same as the state figure.
2.0%
Lower than 75% 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 3795, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3795/3795-vic/topic/community