12.8% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3018, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3018, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in postcode 3018 provide unpaid childcare, marking it as the most common form of community contribution here. While child care is high, other forms of giving and service are less frequent compared to similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.8% of people volunteer, which is much lower than in most other areas. This is a decline from 2011, when 16.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 13.8% of people helping out. This includes 27.5% who care for children, a figure that has risen since 2011.
13.8% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
About 2.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most other areas and 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 3018, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3018/3018-vic/topic/community