20.4% ▼ -29.0%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3953, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3953, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer and provide unpaid care in postcode 3953 than in most similar areas. While 20.4% of residents volunteer, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%. The community is also more likely to support others through unpaid work and caregiving.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five residents (20.4%) volunteer, which is well above the Victoria average of 13.3%. However, this level of community involvement has fallen by 8.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.8% of people providing care and 27.5% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are much higher than most areas. Around 26.6% of residents also care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the national figure.
14.8% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 27.5%
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.
About 2.8% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the Australian average.
2.8%
Lower than 53% 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 3953, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3953/3953-vic/topic/community