5.6% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3047, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3047, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few residents in postcode 3047 participate in unpaid community work compared to other areas. Only 5.6% of people volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This low level of involvement extends to unpaid housework and childcare, where the area also sits among the lowest in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 5.6% of people helping out. This is well below the 13.3% seen across Victoria and has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower than most areas, with only 20.4% of people caring for children and 13.8% doing over 15 hours of housework. Meanwhile, 11.8% of residents provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the Australian figure.
11.8% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.8% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 among the lowest at this level, with 0.8% of the population having served. This is a little below the 2.0% recorded for Victoria.
0.8%
Lower than 92% 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 3047, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3047/3047-vic/topic/community