5.7% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3075, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3075, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 5.7% of people in postcode 3075 volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This low level of community activity is a key feature of the area, and it has barely changed since 2011. Most residents here do not participate in unpaid community work compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The 5.7% volunteering rate is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%. This level of participation has remained largely the same over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children (22.9%) and housework (17.2%) are both well below national and state figures. However, 13.0% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the Victorian average and has risen slightly since 2011.
13.0% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 0.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits a little below both the Victorian and national figures.
0.8%
Lower than 92% 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 3075, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3075/3075-vic/topic/community