19.4% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3054, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3054, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 3054 volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. While community spirit remains high, the area has a much smaller proportion of people providing unpaid childcare and housework compared to other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the Victorian and national rates. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 25.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people here provide unpaid childcare (19.7%) or do significant housework (16.0%) compared to most other areas. Meanwhile, 12.3% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the national average.
12.3% ▲ +36.9%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.7% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.0% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.0%
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.
Only 1.1% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
1.1%
Lower than 88% 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 3054, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3054/3054-vic/topic/community