20.8% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3813, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3813, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over one in five people in postcode 3813 volunteer their time, making it a place where community involvement is much more common than in most other areas. While volunteering has dipped slightly since 2011, the local rate of 20.8% remains well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a standout feature here, with 20.8% of residents giving their time, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, as 26% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, a figure well above the Victorian average. This sits alongside a higher-than-usual 13.5% of residents providing unpaid care, though the share of people caring for children unpaid has fallen since 2011 to 23.9%.
13.5% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
Very few people here have served in the Defence Force, with only 1.4% of the population having done so, which is much lower than most areas.
1.4%
Lower than 86% 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 3813, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3813/3813-vic/topic/community