16.8% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3814, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3814, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have fallen by 5.5 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 3814. While 16.8% of people still volunteer, the area is now most notable for the high number of residents providing unpaid care for children. This suggests a shift in how people spend their spare time compared to a decade ago.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.8% of people volunteer here, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and slightly higher than the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus, with 30.3% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure well above the national and state marks of 26.3%. Unpaid care for others is also higher than most areas at 13.4%, while 23.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
13.4% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 23.8%
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, with 2.3% of the population having this experience. This is lower than most areas and sits about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 68% 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 3814, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3814/3814-vic/topic/community