16.5% ▼ -30.1%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3833, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3833, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Roughly 29.4% of people in postcode 3833 do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a community with high levels of unpaid work and a strong history of service. While volunteering has dropped recently, many residents still contribute their time to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.5% of people volunteer here, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though the rate has fallen by 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.5% of people providing care, a rate much higher than most areas. While few people care for children unpaid compared to the rest of the country, nearly 30% spend significant time on housework, which is well above the national figure.
14.5% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.9% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.4% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 29.4%
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 higher than usual proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force. At 3.3%, this is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 3833, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3833/3833-vic/topic/community