18.0% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3070, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3070, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 24% of people in postcode 3070 provide unpaid child care, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents help out in their spare time, the level of volunteering has dipped slightly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decrease from 2011, when 20.6% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common at 23.8%, though this is a little below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, those providing other forms of unpaid care rose to 13.5% since 2011, which is higher than most areas.
13.5% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force at 0.9%. This is much lower than most areas and sits a little below the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
0.9%
Lower than 90% 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 3070, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3070/3070-vic/topic/community