15.7% ▼ -45.0%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3865, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3865, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 3865 have spent time volunteering or doing unpaid care since 2011. While 15.7% of residents still volunteer, this is a 13 point drop over the last decade. The area now sees lower levels of community participation and unpaid child care than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people here volunteer, which is lower than in most other areas. This figure is a little above the national figure of 14.1%, despite falling steeply since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is well below the state and national figures at 22.6%. While 21.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the proportion of people providing any unpaid care is 12.8%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
12.8% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most similar areas, with 2.5% of people having served. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 63% 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 3865, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3865/3865-vic/topic/community