8.3% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3029, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3029, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 3029 have volunteered since 2011, though more are now caring for children. While just 8.3% of residents volunteer, a very high 33.9% provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011 to 8.3%. This is now among the lowest rate for any similar area and sits well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A very high 33.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the Victorian average of 26.3%. In contrast, the 9.9% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
9.9% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.9% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 1.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 88% 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 3029, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3029/3029-vic/topic/community