12.7% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3804, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3804, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of unpaid care than most areas defines community life in postcode 3804. While 14.9% of people provide unpaid care, volunteering has fallen to 12.7%, which is now much lower than in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped to 12.7% since 2011, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 14.9% of people doing so, a figure well above the Australian average of 11.9%. This includes 26.9% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, while 22.5% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.9% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
Only 1.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most other areas.
1.3%
Lower than 87% 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 3804, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3804/3804-vic/topic/community