11.6% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3000, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3000, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far lower share of people provide unpaid care in postcode 3000 compared to the rest of the country. Only 3.7% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%. This trend of lower community and domestic involvement extends to volunteering and housework across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.6% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This is a little below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and has fallen by 2.3 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid domestic work is very uncommon here, with only 5.6% of people caring for children and 7.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Both figures are far below the national averages, and the share of people providing any unpaid care is well below the Victorian figure at just 3.7%.
3.7% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
5.6% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
7.8% ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 7.8%
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.
Defence service is rare in the area, with only 0.6% of people having served. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.6%
Lower than 94% 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 3000, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3000/3000-vic/topic/community