8.1% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3975, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3975, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 34.4% of people in postcode 3975 provide unpaid childcare, which is among the highest rates for any similar area. While family care is common, other forms of community involvement are much lower than average. This includes a very low rate of volunteering and a small number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below the national mark of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates for areas of this type, and it has fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While childcare is very common here, 10.1% of people provide other types of unpaid care and 18.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are lower than the state and national averages.
10.1% ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.4% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 18.6%
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.
Just 0.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.8%
Lower than 92% 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 3975, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3975/3975-vic/topic/community