9.8% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3008, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3008, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 10% of people in postcode 3008 volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for any similar area. This reflects a wider trend across the district where residents are far less likely to engage in unpaid care or community work than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.8% of residents volunteer here, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%. This is a decline from 2011, when 13.2% of people were volunteering.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon in the area; only 13.1% of people care for children unpaid, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Similarly, the proportions of people doing significant housework or providing general unpaid care are both well below state and national figures.
5.4% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.1% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.4% ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 1.2% of the population. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 87% 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 3008, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3008/3008-vic/topic/community