14.7% ▼ -35.4%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3818, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3818, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering is the biggest shift in postcode 3818 since 2011, with the rate falling from 22.7% to 14.7%. While fewer people are volunteering, there is still a very high level of unpaid care given to children and others in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is a little above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and roughly the same as the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 29.4% of people caring for children—well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is reflected in the broader care data, as 14.5% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is much higher than in most other areas.
14.5% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
Around 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria and about the same as the national average of 2.8%.
3.0%
Higher than 52% 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 3818, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3818/3818-vic/topic/community