7.3% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3976, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3976, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 7.3% of people in postcode 3976 volunteer, which is one of the lowest rates for any similar area. This low level of community involvement is part of a downward trend, as volunteering has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 7.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below both the Victorian average of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is roughly the same as the state and national figures. However, the 15.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is much lower than in most other areas.
11.7% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.9% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 0.8%. This is a little below the 2.0% seen across Victoria and the 2.8% national figure.
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 3976, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3976/3976-vic/topic/community