20.1% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3068, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3068, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong volunteering rate of 20.1% defines community life in postcode 3068. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, although it has fallen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011. Most residents are less likely to provide unpaid childcare than people in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.1% of people volunteer their time, which is higher than most areas and well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 21.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, the 17.1% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly is much lower than most areas.
12.9% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.1% ▲ +15.5%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than 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 3068, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3068/3068-vic/topic/community