10.0% ▼ -51.9%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3920, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3920, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in postcode 3920 engage in unpaid work and volunteering than in most other areas. While nearly 89% of residents have served in the Defence Force, only 10% of the population now volunteers, a figure that has fallen sharply over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 20.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than usual here, with only 10.1% of people caring for children and 2.5% providing other unpaid care. Just 8.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is far below the national figure of 20.7%.
2.5% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.1% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
8.7% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 huge 88.8% of people in this area have served in the Defence Force, a proportion far above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
88.8%
Higher than 99% 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 3920, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3920/3920-vic/topic/community