8.9% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3805, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3805, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered their time in postcode 3805 since 2011, with the rate falling to 8.9%. This is now among the lowest rates for similar areas, sitting well below the national figure of 14.1%. While some forms of community help have dropped, others like unpaid care for adults have slightly increased.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.9% of residents volunteer, which is well below the 13.3% seen across Victoria. This figure has fallen by 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is more common here than in most areas, with 28.1% of people providing this help. Meanwhile, 12.6% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
12.6% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
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.
Only 1.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other similar areas.
1.2%
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 3805, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3805/3805-vic/topic/community