8.2% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3977, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3977, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Low volunteer rates mark the community profile of postcode 3977, where only 8.2% of people give their time to others. While traditional volunteering is uncommon, a very high proportion of residents are heavily involved in unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.2% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decline from 2011, when 11.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A huge 33.8% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the Victorian average of 26.3%. In contrast, the 18.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas.
11.3% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
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.
Only 1.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas and a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 85% 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 3977, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3977/3977-vic/topic/community