16.5% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3934, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3934, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 31% of people in postcode 3934 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family support defines the local community, alongside a strong tendency for residents to volunteer and care for others in their spare time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.5% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this is down from 20.0% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, while those providing general unpaid care have risen to 14.1% since 2011.
14.1% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 25.3%
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.
Around 3.1% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.1%
Higher 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 3934, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3934/3934-vic/topic/community