9.5% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3033, VIC · Postcode
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small number of residents give their time to others, but many in postcode 3033 provide essential unpaid support at home. Only 9.5% of people volunteer, which is well below the national figure. However, those providing unpaid care are among the highest in the region.
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.5% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
9.5% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 16.1% of people providing this support, which is well above the national figure. Around 26.9% of residents care for children unpaid, while 21.0% do more than 15 hours of housework weekly.
16.1% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, with just 1.7% of people in this area having done so.
1.7%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 3033, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3033/3033-vic/topic/community