18.3% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3922, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3922, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 18% of people in postcode 3922 volunteer, making it a community where residents give their time far more than the state and national averages. While volunteering has dipped since 2011, the area remains more active in local support than most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.3% of people volunteer here, which is well above the 13.3% figure for Victoria and 14.1% for Australia. This is a drop from 2011, when 22.3% of the population gave their time.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.9% of people providing care and 25.9% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are well above national figures. However, the 22% who provide unpaid childcare is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.9% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most other areas. About 3.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2% seen across Victoria.
3.6%
Higher than 67% 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 3922, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3922/3922-vic/topic/community