11.9% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3072, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3072, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Barely any change has been seen in local volunteering since 2011, but more people in postcode 3072 are now providing unpaid care. The area is marked by low levels of community activity, with only 11.9% of residents volunteering and very few people having served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.1% of people provide unpaid care—about the same as the state average—the number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas. Similarly, the 23.0% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure.
13.1% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.9%
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 here, with only 1.0% of residents having served. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.0%
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 3072, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3072/3072-vic/topic/community