11.4% ▼ -26.1%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3840, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3840, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small number of residents in postcode 3840 engage in unpaid community work, with only 11.4% of people volunteering. This level of participation is much lower than in most other similar areas and has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.4% of people here volunteer, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a much lower rate than most other areas, and it has fallen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is common, with 14.0% of people providing such care, a figure a little above the national average. However, the 22.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below both the state and national figures.
14.0% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
About 3.0% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 50% 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 3840, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3840/3840-vic/topic/community