7.9% ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3024, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3024, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid childcare in postcode 3024 than in most other areas, with 36.4% of residents in this role. While family care is common, other forms of community contribution are much lower than average. This creates a distinct profile where home-based care dominates over formal volunteering or public service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.9% of people here volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate is among the lowest for similar areas and has fallen 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common at 36.4%, which is far above the 26.3% seen across Victoria and Australia. In contrast, the 11.0% of people providing other unpaid care is a little below the state average.
11.0% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.4% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
Only 1.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most other areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 83% 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 3024, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3024/3024-vic/topic/community