15.2% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3055, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3055, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid child care in postcode 3055 compared to the rest of the state. While volunteering levels are slightly higher than the national figure, the area sees much lower rates of housework and childcare duties than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure. This is lower than most other areas and has fallen 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the Victorian figure at 20.2%, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework are also much lower than most areas. However, the number of people providing general unpaid care has risen to 12.8%, which is about the same as the state average.
12.8% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.5% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 16.5%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, with only 1.1% of the population having done so. This is much lower than most other areas and a little below the national figure.
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 3055, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3055/3055-vic/topic/community