12.7% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3041, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3041, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in postcode 3041 provide unpaid childcare, the most common form of community contribution here. While family care is a major part of life, formal volunteering has dropped to 12.7%, which is much lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen since 2011 and now sits at 12.7%. This is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 15.8% of people helping out—a figure well above the Australian average of 11.9%. This includes 28.6% of people caring for children unpaid, which is higher than most other areas.
15.8% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in many other places, with 1.7% of residents having served. This is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 79% 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 3041, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3041/3041-vic/topic/community