16.6% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3930, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3930, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in postcode 3930 provide unpaid childcare, highlighting a strong focus on family support in the area. Residents are also more likely to volunteer and take on unpaid care roles than people across Victoria and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.6% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is a drop from 2011, when 20.9% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 33.4% of people caring for children and 27.2% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are well above the national average, and the proportion of people providing other unpaid care has also risen to 15.3%.
15.3% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.4% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 27.2%
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 common at a rate of 2.8%, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.8%
Lower than 55% 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 3930, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3930/3930-vic/topic/community