18.6% —
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3967, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3967, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 4 in 10 people in postcode 3967 spend a significant amount of time on unpaid housework. This reflects a community where residents take on a heavy load of home and family duties. While volunteering is common here, these figures show that domestic responsibilities take up a large part of daily life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.6% of residents volunteer, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. This is a decrease from 2016, when 22% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 38.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—far above the national figure. Meanwhile, 13.4% provide unpaid care, a rate that is higher than most areas and has risen since 2016.
13.4% —
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% —
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.1% —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 38.1%
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.
No one in this area has served in the Defence Force, placing it among the lowest for this figure compared to the rest of the state and country.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 3967, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3967/3967-vic/topic/community