25.3% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3900, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3900, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher proportion of people volunteer here than in most other areas, with 25.3% of residents giving their time. While this is far above the national figure, the number of volunteers in postcode 3900 has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in four people volunteer, which is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. However, this figure fell 8.8 percentage points from 2011, when 34.2% of the area volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is among the lowest for this level at 9.7%, which is far below the national figure. Meanwhile, 24% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Australian average.
7.8% ▼ -36.1%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.7% ▼ -45.6%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -31.6%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.9% of the population. This is much lower than most areas and about the same as the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
1.9%
Lower than 75% 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 3900, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3900/3900-vic/topic/community