18.1% ▼ -45.0%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3857, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3857, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in postcode 3857 do heavy housework than in most other areas, with 27.2% spending 15 hours or more each week on these tasks. While the area has a strong history of community involvement, the number of people volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a sharp decline from 2011, when 33% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high proportion of people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, well above the Victorian average. Other care roles are more typical, with 25.4% caring for children and 12.7% providing unpaid care, both of which are about the same as state and national figures.
12.7% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 27.2%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is more common here than in most areas, with 3.3% of residents having served. This is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 3857, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3857/3857-vic/topic/community