7.7% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3034, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3034, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in postcode 3034 provide unpaid childcare, marking it as the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents help out at home, the area has a very low rate of formal volunteering. This reflects a local trend where community support is focused more on the family than on organised groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.7% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This engagement has dropped by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.0% of people providing care—a figure well above the Australian average of 11.9%. Around 24.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare, while 20.5% do 15 or more hours of housework per week.
15.0% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.1%. This is much lower than most other areas and sits a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.1%
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 3034, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3034/3034-vic/topic/community