14.2% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3913, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3913, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and housework define the community in postcode 3913 compared to most other areas. While 29.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, those helping out of the home or in the household are more common here than in the rest of Victoria.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas and roughly the same as the national figure. This is down 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles are very common here, with 15.3% of people providing unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011. This is much higher than most areas, and 25.4% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure.
15.3% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 25.4%
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.
A higher proportion of people in this area have served in the Defence Force than in most similar places, with 3.4% of the population having served.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 3913, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3913/3913-vic/topic/community