21.6% ▼ -34.6%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3988, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3988, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 28.2% of people in postcode 3988 provide unpaid childcare, which is more than in most other areas. This community shows high levels of unpaid work and volunteering, although these figures have generally dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.6% of people helping out, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is down 11 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents take on unpaid roles, with 15.4% providing care—a figure that rose since 2011 and is well above the Australian average. This is reflected in the home, where 28% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is much higher than in most areas.
15.4% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 28.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.4% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 66% 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 3988, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3988/3988-vic/topic/community