14.7% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3852, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3852, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 90.3% of people in postcode 3852 have served in the Defence Force. This level of military service is far above the national figure, marking the area as a major hub for veterans and active personnel. Other forms of community contribution, such as unpaid care and volunteering, are much lower here than in other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of people volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This is slightly above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very uncommon here; only 2% provide unpaid care and 7.4% look after children, both of which are far below the national figures. This is a sharp drop from 2011, when 17.5% of people were caring for children.
2.0% ▼ -70.9%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
7.4% ▼ -57.9%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
4.4% ▼ -50.5%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
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.
Military service is a defining feature of this area, with 90.3% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is far above the 2.8% national average.
90.3%
Higher than 99% 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 3852, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3852/3852-vic/topic/community