19.0% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3887, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3887, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have stepped up to care for children in postcode 3887 since 2011, but other forms of community work remain common. While child care roles dropped significantly, nearly 1 in 5 people still volunteer, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19% of residents volunteer their time, a rate that is well above both the Victorian (13.3%) and Australian (14.1%) figures. This is a slight drop from 2011, when 20.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care has fallen sharply to 15.7%, which is far below the national figure. However, other home duties are common, with 28.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a rate well above the Australian average.
14.9% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.7% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 28.5%
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 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria (2.0%) and Australia (2.8%).
2.9%
Lower than 51% 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 3887, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3887/3887-vic/topic/community