12.9% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3939, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3939, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A shifting pattern of community involvement defines postcode 3939, where the number of volunteers has dropped 3.5 percentage points since 2011. While formal volunteering has fallen, the area now sees more people providing unpaid care than it did a decade ago. This creates a landscape where home-based support is more common than community-led service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.9% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is slightly below the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.9% of people providing support, a figure that is much higher than most areas. While 23.2% do 15 or more hours of housework—well above the Victorian figure—the number of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average at 22.9%.
14.9% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 more common in this area than in most others. About 3.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2% seen across Victoria.
3.6%
Higher than 67% 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 3939, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3939/3939-vic/topic/community