10.8% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3910, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3910, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care in postcode 3910 than in most other areas, though volunteering has dropped. Only 10.8% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have fallen since 2011 and now sit at 10.8%, a figure that is much lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common here, with 32% of people caring for children unpaid, which is well above the national figure. General unpaid care has also risen to 14.5%, while 21.4% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.5% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.0% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
2.6%
Lower than 59% 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 3910, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3910/3910-vic/topic/community