19.5% ▼ -25.1%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3858, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3858, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 3858 volunteer their time, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. While the community is very active in volunteering and housework, these numbers have both dropped since 2011. This area shows a strong tendency toward unpaid community and home support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.5% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure. However, this level of participation has fallen by 6.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is more common here than in most areas, with 24.4% of people doing 15 or more hours a week. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, while unpaid childcare and general care roles sit closer to the state and national averages.
12.9% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 proportion of people in postcode 3858 have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.5%, this is a little above the 2.0% recorded for Victoria.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 3858, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3858/3858-vic/topic/community