9.5% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3042, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3042, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 9.5% of people in postcode 3042 volunteer, which is one of the lowest rates for similar areas. While community volunteering has dropped, more people are spending their time on unpaid care for others. This shift highlights a local focus on family and care duties over formal community groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen since 2011, with only 9.5% of residents now giving their time. This is well below the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.3% of people providing care, a figure well above the national average. This is consistent with the 27.1% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most areas.
15.3% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 20.3%
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.
Just 1.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 80% 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 3042, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3042/3042-vic/topic/community