7.7% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3038, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3038, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering in postcode 3038, but more are stepping up to provide unpaid care. While the share of volunteers fell since 2011, 16.5% of residents now provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 7.7% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the 14.1% national average. This figure has fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 16.5% of residents doing so, a figure well above the 11.9% national average. Around 23.8% of people provide unpaid childcare, while 20.5% spend 15 hours or more on housework each week.
16.5% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 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.
Only 1.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
1.0%
Lower than 90% 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 3038, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3038/3038-vic/topic/community