7.4% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3037, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3037, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significant gap in volunteer rates marks postcode 3037, where only 7.4% of people volunteer. This is well below the national figure and represents a decline from previous years. While community volunteering is low, a higher proportion of residents provide unpaid childcare compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.4% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This rate has fallen 2.5 percentage points since 2011, leaving the area among the lowest for volunteering.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is more common here than in most areas, with 28.0% of people providing this care. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much lower than most areas at 18.4%, while general unpaid care sits at 12.8%, about the same as the state average.
12.8% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 0.8% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the national figure of 2.8% and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
0.8%
Lower than 92% 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 3037, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3037/3037-vic/topic/community