7.4% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3022, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3022, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 3022 spend their spare time on unpaid work compared to other parts of the country. Only 7.4% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure and represents a drop since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest in the region at 7.4%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here, with only 14.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework—well below the national figure of 20.7%. Those caring for children unpaid (22.4%) are also well below the Australian average, though this number has risen since 2011.
11.1% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.4% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
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.
Just 0.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.7%
Lower than 93% 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 3022, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3022/3022-vic/topic/community