23.6% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3945, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3945, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in postcode 3945 compared to the rest of the state. While 23.6% of residents give their time to others, this is about 10 percentage points above the Victorian average. The area is also marked by high levels of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.6% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 29.2% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure far above the state average. Similarly, the 15.1% of residents providing unpaid care is much higher than in most other areas.
15.1% ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.6% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 30.6%
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 service is less common here than in other areas, with only 1.7% of people having served. This is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 80% 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 3945, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3945/3945-vic/topic/community