16.2% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3796, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3796, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid support for family and friends in postcode 3796 than in most other areas. While 16.2% of the community volunteer, the area stands out for the high number of residents who dedicate their time to caring for others at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is down from 20.5% back in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 32.7% of people caring for children and 25.9% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above state and national levels. Providing other forms of unpaid care also rose to 16.1% since 2011, a rate among the highest for similar areas.
16.1% ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.7% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 25.9%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 2.1% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
2.1%
Lower than 73% 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 3796, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3796/3796-vic/topic/community