20.6% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3878, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3878, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 3878 volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This area shows high levels of community and home contribution, though the number of people volunteering and providing unpaid care has fallen slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.6% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. This is higher than most similar areas, despite a 2.5 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 16.5% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure—nearly 30% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. Overall, 13.8% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is higher than most areas.
13.8% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.5% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.2% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 29.2%
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 more common here than in most similar places, with 4.3% of people having served. This is a little above the Victorian average of 2.0%.
4.3%
Higher than 80% 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 3878, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3878/3878-vic/topic/community