9.4% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3030, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3030, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering in postcode 3030 than they were a decade ago. While only 9.4% of residents now volunteer, a very high 34.1% provide unpaid childcare. This creates a community profile where formal volunteering is low, but unpaid family care is a major part of daily life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.4% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%. This is a decline from 2011, when 12.1% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 34.1% of people providing this care, well above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, 10.9% provide other unpaid care, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Victorian average of 12.9%.
10.9% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.1% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.7% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 79% 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 3030, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3030/3030-vic/topic/community