17.4% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3053, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3053, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer their time in postcode 3053 than in the typical Australian suburb. While 17.4% of residents give their time to others, very few people here are tasked with unpaid care or housework compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The volunteer rate of 17.4% is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia, although this is 3.0 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than elsewhere, with only 7.8% of people caring for children and 6.6% providing unpaid care, both figures being well below the state and national levels. Similarly, just 9.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is far below the national figure.
6.6% ▲ +29.8%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
7.8% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.4% ▲ +32.6%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 rare in this area, with 0.7% of people having served, which is a little below the rates for Victoria and Australia.
0.7%
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 3053, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3053/3053-vic/topic/community