20.6% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3888, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3888, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back and supporting others is a big part of daily life in postcode 3888. About 20.6% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of helping extends into the home, where many residents provide unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.6% of residents pitching in, though this is 6.7 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high here, as 28% of people spend 15 hours or more each week on housework and 15.4% provide unpaid care. In contrast, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is 19.9%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
15.4% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.9% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 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.
Military service is more common in this area than in most other places, with 3.7% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.7%
Higher than 71% 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 3888, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3888/3888-vic/topic/community