13.2% ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3040, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3040, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid care set 3040 apart from other areas, where 14.5% of people provide this support. While many residents contribute through care, others are less likely to volunteer compared to similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 13.2% since 2011, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the Victorian and national rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.5% of people providing support, a figure that is a little above the state and national levels. Meanwhile, 25% of residents care for children unpaid, which is around the middle for its level.
14.5% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 people in 3040 have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.4%. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 86% 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 3040, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3040/3040-vic/topic/community