23.7% ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3871, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3871, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in postcode 3871 volunteer, reflecting a community where people give back far more than in most other areas. While volunteering has dipped since 2011, the area still sees much higher rates of unpaid work and care than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.7% of people volunteer here, which is far above the Victorian average of 13.3%. This is much higher than most areas, although the rate fell by 8.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 28% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. More people also provide unpaid care (15.4%) and look after children (27.7%) compared to the rest of the country.
15.4% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 28.0%
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 around the middle for similar areas, with 2.9% of residents having served. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 52% 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 3871, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3871/3871-vic/topic/community