29.1% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3959, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3959, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in postcode 3959 than in most other areas. Nearly 30% of residents give their time to others, which is more than double the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29.1% of people here are volunteers, a figure far above the 14.1% national average. This is much higher than most similar areas, although the rate has fallen 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people providing care and 30.1% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. Meanwhile, the 23.4% of people caring for children unpaid is a little below the national average of 26.3%.
14.3% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 30.1%
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 2.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.3%
Lower 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 3959, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3959/3959-vic/topic/community