21.3% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3821, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3821, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people contribute their time to others in postcode 3821 than in most similar areas. This is most evident in the high rates of volunteering and unpaid care, though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.3% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the national figure of 14.1%. However, this rate has fallen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.4% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. Providing unpaid care is also more frequent than in most areas, rising to 14.5% since 2011.
14.5% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 27.4%
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 2.5%. This is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
2.5%
Lower than 63% 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 3821, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3821/3821-vic/topic/community