20.0% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3869, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3869, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in postcode 3869 spend significant time on unpaid housework, making it one of the most active areas for home care. While a large number of residents contribute to their community, the overall level of unpaid work and volunteering has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in five people volunteer here, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Despite this high standing, the proportion of volunteers fell 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has a high rate of unpaid work; 27.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Victorian figure. Meanwhile, 13.8% provide unpaid care, a rate that has barely changed over the last decade.
13.8% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 27.7%
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.
About 2.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than in most other areas and is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
2.4%
Lower than 65% 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 3869, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3869/3869-vic/topic/community