21.9% ▼ -30.0%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3898, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3898, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 3898 volunteer, which is well above the national figure. While volunteering rates have fallen since 2011, the area remains more active in community work than most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.9% of residents volunteer, a figure well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. This is higher than most areas, though it has fallen by 9.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 16.7% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. However, a higher than usual 24.3% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
8.7% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.7% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 much more common here than in most areas, with 5.0% of people having served. This is well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
5.0%
Higher than 88% 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 3898, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3898/3898-vic/topic/community