6.3% ▼ -31.9%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3064, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3064, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A gap of nearly 8 percentage points separates the volunteer rate in postcode 3064 from the national figure. This area sees very low levels of community volunteering, though it has a much higher proportion of people providing unpaid childcare than the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.3% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the 14.1% national figure. This level of participation has fallen 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 31.3% of people providing care—well above the 26.3% figure for Victoria and Australia. Conversely, the 17.4% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework is much lower than most areas.
11.4% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.4% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 17.4%
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 uncommon in the area, with only 0.7% of people having served. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and a little below the 2.8% national average.
0.7%
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 3064, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3064/3064-vic/topic/community