13.6% ▼ -27.0%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3936, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3936, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual 14.3% of people in postcode 3936 provide unpaid care, marking a distinct trend in how residents support others. While many help out at home, the area has seen a steady drop in traditional volunteering over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure has fallen 5 percentage points since 2011, though it remains about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people doing so, a figure a little above the state and national levels. Meanwhile, 22.6% of people do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is slightly higher than the national figure.
14.3% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 Force veterans make up 3.2% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian average of 2.0% and about the same as the Australian figure.
3.2%
Higher than 57% 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 3936, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3936/3936-vic/topic/community