11.0% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3915, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3915, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high share of Defence Force veterans live in postcode 3915, with 5.8% of the population having served. While many residents contribute through unpaid care, the area has seen a decline in traditional volunteering over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is well below the national average and has fallen by 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 13.7% of residents doing so. Meanwhile, 25.3% of people care for children unpaid, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian and national averages.
13.7% ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 20.4%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 5.8%, which is among the highest for its level. This is well above the 2% seen across Victoria and the 2.8% national figure.
5.8%
Higher than 92% 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 3915, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3915/3915-vic/topic/community