12.4% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3011, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3011, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 3011 spend their spare time on unpaid work compared to other areas. Only 12.4% of residents volunteer, and the rates of unpaid childcare and housework are well below both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, with 12.4% of people taking part. This is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1% and has fallen 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon in this area, with only 18.6% of people caring for children and 14.7% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly—both figures are well below the national average. Meanwhile, 9.6% provide other unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas but has risen 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
9.6% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.7% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.7%
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 this community, with only 1.1% of people having served. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 89% 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 3011, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3011/3011-vic/topic/community