16.3% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3938, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3938, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in postcode 3938 involves a high level of unpaid support, with 15.8% of people providing care for others. This is among the highest rates for any similar area. While many residents help out at home, the number of people volunteering in the wider community has dropped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the national figure. This is a decline from 2011, when 20.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many people do heavy lifting at home, with 25.7% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, a figure well above the Victorian average. However, the 23.1% of people providing unpaid childcare is well below the national rate.
15.8% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, with 3.4% of residents being former or current members.
3.4%
Higher than 64% 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 3938, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3938/3938-vic/topic/community