11.8% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3806, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3806, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher proportion of people provide unpaid childcare in postcode 3806 than in most other areas. While 31.3% of residents care for children unpaid, overall community volunteering has dropped since 2011. This highlights a local trend where family care takes priority over broader community service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.8% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has fallen by 3.8 percentage points since 2011 and sits a little below both the Victorian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The 31.3% of people caring for children unpaid is well above the state and national figures of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12.6% of people provide other unpaid care, a figure that rose 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
12.6% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
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 uncommon here, with only 1.7% of people having served. This is much lower than most areas and sits a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 80% 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 3806, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3806/3806-vic/topic/community