26.0% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3890, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3890, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped slightly since 2011, but 26.0% of people in postcode 3890 still give their time to others. This is far above the national figure, marking the area as a place with very high levels of community spirit and unpaid support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.0% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the Victorian rate of 13.3%. This figure has fallen 2.6 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is very common here, with 21.1% of people doing so, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. While far fewer people care for children compared to the state average, more residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
21.1% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.6% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
A total of 4.2% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victorian average of 2.0%.
4.2%
Higher than 79% 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 3890, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3890/3890-vic/topic/community