15.8% ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3822, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3822, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in postcode 3822 involves a high level of unpaid work, with 16.3% of people providing unpaid care. This is well above the national figure. While many residents support others at home, the number of people volunteering for the community has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the state and national figures. However, this is lower than most similar areas and has fallen 7.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, as 28.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well above the national figure. This sits alongside a high rate of people providing unpaid care, which rose to 16.3% since 2011.
16.3% ▲ +47.0%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 28.5%
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 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 59% 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 3822, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3822/3822-vic/topic/community