12.6% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3003, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3003, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 12.6% of people in postcode 3003 volunteer, which is much lower than most other areas. This community is marked by very low levels of unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the state. These figures paint a picture of a population far less involved in traditional caregiving and volunteer roles than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The proportion of volunteers in 3003 is about the same as the Victoria figure, though it has fallen by 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very low here, with only 12.4% of people caring for children—far below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (11.6%) and those providing general unpaid care (6.5%) are both well below the state and national averages.
6.5% ▲ +39.3%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.4% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.6% ▲ +43.2%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
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.
Just 1.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 90% 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 3003, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3003/3003-vic/topic/community