16.7% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3065, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3065, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A modest 16.7% of people in postcode 3065 volunteer, placing the area around the middle for its level. While volunteering is higher than the national figure, the area is most notable for having very low rates of unpaid care and housework compared to other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is a slight decrease from 2011, when 19.6% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care here than in other areas. Only 13.3% care for children unpaid, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%, and only 12.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
10.3% ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.3% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.6% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
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.
Just 1.1% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
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 3065, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3065/3065-vic/topic/community