13.8% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3844, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3844, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in postcode 3844 involves a high level of unpaid care and family support. While 13.6% of residents provide unpaid care, which is higher than most areas, volunteer rates have dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 13.8% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure. This is a decline from 2011, when 18.0% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing care for others is common, with 27.6% of people caring for children unpaid—a figure a little above the state and national averages. This sits alongside 13.6% of people providing other unpaid care, which is higher than most areas.
13.6% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is around the middle for its level and about the same as the Australian figure.
2.8%
Lower than 54% 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 3844, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3844/3844-vic/topic/community