8.6% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3073, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3073, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 8.6% of people in postcode 3073 volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This low level of community involvement stands out as one of the most striking features of the area's social participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are among the lowest for similar areas, sitting 5.6 percentage points below the Australian average. This engagement has also fallen by 1.2 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid childcare and housework compared to most areas, with only 17.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. However, those providing other unpaid care sit at 12.7%, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.7% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 17.6%
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.
Only 1.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas.
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 3073, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3073/3073-vic/topic/community