7.6% ▼ -57.2%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3978, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3978, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between the 41% of people in postcode 3978 who provide unpaid childcare and the national figure of 26.3%. While child care is common, other forms of community contribution are low. The area has seen a sharp decline in volunteering and general unpaid care since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.6% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Victorian rate of 13.3%. This is among the lowest levels of volunteering for similar areas and has fallen by 10 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 41% of people providing unpaid care for children, a figure far above the national average. In contrast, those providing general unpaid care (9%) or doing 15-plus hours of housework (19.5%) are much lower than in most areas.
9.0% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
41.0% ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
Very few people in the area have served in the Defence Force. At 0.8%, this is among the lowest levels for similar areas and sits a little below the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
0.8%
Lower than 91% 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 3978, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3978/3978-vic/topic/community