5.3% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3048, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3048, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 5.3% of people in postcode 3048 volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This low level of community involvement is mirrored in other areas of unpaid work, including a much lower rate of unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in postcode 3048 is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower than most areas at 20.1%, and only 14.0% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well below the national figure. Meanwhile, 13.3% of residents provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average.
13.3% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.1% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.0% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
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.
A small number of people in postcode 3048 have served in the Defence Force, at 0.7%. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
0.7%
Lower than 93% 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 3048, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3048/3048-vic/topic/community