19.2% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3862, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3862, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than five per cent of people in postcode 3862 have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most other areas. This region also shows a strong trend toward unpaid care and community work, though volunteering has dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.2% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when nearly 26% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.1% of people doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the 20.7% national figure. Similarly, 15.6% provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas and has risen since 2011.
15.6% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 27.1%
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.
Serving in the Defence Force is far more common here than elsewhere, with 5.1% of residents having served. This is well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
5.1%
Higher than 88% 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 3862, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3862/3862-vic/topic/community