19.2% ▼ -29.0%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3971, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3971, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of residents in postcode 3971 spend significant time on unpaid housework, which is a much higher rate than most areas. This community is very active in unpaid work, though the proportion of people volunteering has dropped since 2011. While many handle home duties, far fewer people here provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.2% of people in postcode 3971 volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 27% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common here, with 27.2% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, well above the Victoria figure. Meanwhile, 14.8% provide unpaid care, a little above the national average, but only 19.4% care for children unpaid, which is well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
14.8% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.4% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 27.2%
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 Force veterans make up 3.1% of the population. This is a little above the 2% seen across Victoria and about the same as the Australian average.
3.1%
Higher than 55% 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 3971, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3971/3971-vic/topic/community