8.2% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3060, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3060, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 8.2% of people in postcode 3060 volunteer, which is well below the national figure. While volunteering levels have stayed flat since 2011, more people in the area now provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for its level, with only 8.2% of residents helping out, far below the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The number of people providing unpaid care has risen to 13.2%, while the proportion of those caring for children unpaid rose 2.7 points since 2011 to reach 25.0%. Only 18.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is much lower than most areas.
13.2% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 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.
Defence service is rare here, with only 0.6% of the population having served, a figure that is a little below the national average.
0.6%
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 3060, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3060/3060-vic/topic/community