14.2% ▼ -42.8%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3965, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3965, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare in postcode 3965 than the national figure, yet other forms of unpaid work are very common. This area has a high rate of people performing unpaid care and housework. While volunteering has dropped sharply since 2011, the local population is much more likely to have served in the Defence Force than those in the rest of Victoria.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a significant drop from 2011, when the rate was 24.8%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very rare here, with only 12.7% of people providing it, far below the national rate of 26.3%. However, 30.4% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
14.7% ▲ +52.6%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.7% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 30.4%
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 very common in the area. At 6.8%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.8%
Higher than 97% 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 3965, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3965/3965-vic/topic/community