18.7% —
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3946, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3946, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in postcode 3946 have stepped up to provide unpaid care since 2016, though volunteer rates have dropped. Roughly 18.7% of residents now volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While 18.7% of people volunteer—a figure well above the Victorian average of 13.3%—this is a significant drop from 27.8% in 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 27.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend is seen across all care roles, as the number of people providing unpaid care rose to 15.6%, while 28.0% care for children unpaid.
15.6% —
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% —
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% —
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 27.6%
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.
Only 1.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 88% 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 3946, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3946/3946-vic/topic/community