8.5% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3027, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3027, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few people in postcode 3027 volunteer now compared to a decade ago. While only 8.5% of residents do volunteer work, a striking 34.5% of the community provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011. At 8.5%, this area is among the lowest for volunteers compared to similar places and sits well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many more people here look after children unpaid than in most other areas, reaching 34.5%. In contrast, the proportions of people doing significant housework or providing general unpaid care are both much lower than the state and national figures.
8.6% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.5% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 0.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the Victorian rate of 2.0% and the Australian figure of 2.8%, placing it among the lowest for this activity.
0.9%
Lower than 90% 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 3027, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3027/3027-vic/topic/community