19.6% ▼ -30.6%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3831, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3831, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in postcode 3831 volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This community shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work, whether through volunteering or managing the home. While these engagement levels remain high, the proportion of local volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.6% of residents volunteer here, which is higher than most areas and well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria. However, this is down 8.6 percentage points from the 28.2% recorded in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common, with 29.1% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 13.4% provide unpaid care—a little above the Australian average—while 25.2% care for children unpaid, which is slightly below the state and national figures.
13.4% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.2% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.1% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 29.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.2% of the population. This is a little above the 2.0% recorded for Victoria and about the same as the 2.8% national average.
3.2%
Higher than 57% 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 3831, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3831/3831-vic/topic/community