24.5% ▼ -22.7%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3966, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3966, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped by 7.2 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 3966, though they remain very high. Even with this dip, nearly one in four residents still gives their time to others, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.5% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above both Victoria and Australia. This is much higher than most similar areas, despite the recent decline from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the state and national figures at 22.1%. While 24.1% of people do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, this is down 10 percentage points since 2011.
11.9% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -29.3%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
A higher than usual 3.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Victorian average of 2.0% and slightly higher than the Australian figure.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 3966, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3966/3966-vic/topic/community