8.6% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3049, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3049, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in postcode 3049 provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents help out at home, very few participate in formal volunteering compared to other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.6% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This level of participation has fallen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is quite common, with 14.7% of people providing this support, a figure that is a little above the national average. Meanwhile, 24.2% of people care for children unpaid, though this has fallen slightly since 2011.
14.7% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
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.
Only 1.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most other similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 85% 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 3049, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3049/3049-vic/topic/community