16.5% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3808, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3808, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and volunteering set postcode 3808 apart from the rest of the state. Around 32.8% of people here provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the Victorian average. This reflects a community where residents are significantly more likely to support their families and local groups than people in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in the state or nation, with 16.5% of people pitching in. However, this is down 6.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 26.8% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, while the proportion of people providing general unpaid care has risen to 14.1%.
14.1% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.8% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 26.8%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.0%. This is about the same as the state average and much lower than most similar areas.
2.0%
Lower than 74% 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 3808, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3808/3808-vic/topic/community