13.2% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3039, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3039, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in postcode 3039 involves less unpaid childcare and volunteering than in other parts of the country. While only 13.2% of residents volunteer, there is a growing number of people providing unpaid care for others in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped since 2011 to 13.2%. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 22.6%. However, 14.0% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the state average and has risen since 2011.
14.0% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 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.
Defence service is uncommon here, with 1.5% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 83% 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 3039, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3039/3039-vic/topic/community