8.6% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3028, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3028, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 8.6% of people in postcode 3028 volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This lack of community volunteering is the most striking feature of the area's social participation. While other forms of unpaid care are more common, the trend of volunteering has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for similar areas at 8.6%. This is well below the Victoria rate of 13.3% and the Australian figure of 14.1%, and it has fallen by 2 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 13.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure and has risen since 2011. Meanwhile, 24.8% care for children unpaid and 18.8% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are slightly below the state and national averages.
13.2% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 18.8%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force at 1.8%. This is much lower than most other areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.8%
Lower than 78% 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 3028, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3028/3028-vic/topic/community