13.7% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3807, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3807, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A drop in volunteers marks a shifting trend in community participation for postcode 3807 since 2011. While volunteer rates fell from 19% to 13.7%, the area now sees a much higher share of people providing unpaid care than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and roughly the same as the national figure. This is a decline from 2011, when 19% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 30.2% of people caring for children—well above the national figure of 26.3%. General unpaid care rose to 14.1% since 2011, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell slightly to 22.3%.
14.1% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 1.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most other areas.
1.7%
Lower than 79% 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 3807, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3807/3807-vic/topic/community