17.3% ▼ -49.4%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3958, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3958, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual give their time to others in postcode 3958, though formal volunteering has dropped. A striking 16.5% of residents provide unpaid care, a figure well above the national average that highlights a strong local commitment to supporting others in their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.3% of people volunteer here, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this is a big drop from 2011, when 34.2% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 16.5% of people providing support, well above the 11.9% national figure. Meanwhile, 25.3% care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the rest of Victoria.
16.5% ▲ +47.0%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -36.7%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 20.7%
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.
Only 1.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 87% 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 3958, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3958/3958-vic/topic/community