13.8% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3931, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3931, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 3931 have volunteered or looked after children since 2011. While volunteering and childcare roles have dropped, more residents are now providing general unpaid care. Currently, 13.9% of the population provides unpaid care, which is higher than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of residents volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian and national averages. However, this is lower than most similar areas and represents a 3.6 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children has fallen to 25.0% since 2011, which is a little below the national figure. Meanwhile, 21.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, though general unpaid care has risen to 13.9%.
13.9% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 areas, with 3.4% of people having served. This is a little above the 2.0% recorded across Victoria.
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 3931, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3931/3931-vic/topic/community