14.1% ▼ -53.1%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3874, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3874, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 3874 volunteer than in most similar areas. While about 14.1% of the community gives their time, the number of people providing unpaid childcare is much lower than the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The proportion of volunteers is about the same as the national figure at 14.1%, though this is a big drop from 2011 when 30.1% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 27.9% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure. This stands in contrast to unpaid childcare, which is much lower than most areas at 17.0%. Meanwhile, 13.2% provide some form of unpaid care, a little above the national figure.
13.2% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.0% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 27.9%
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 share of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, with 3.8% of residents having served, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 73% 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 3874, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3874/3874-vic/topic/community