6.6% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3076, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3076, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few people volunteer in postcode 3076 compared to other areas, with only 6.6% of the population doing so. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%. While community volunteering is low, more residents are involved in unpaid family care than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the lowest for areas of this size, falling to 6.6% from 8.8% in 2011. This is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 27.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, those doing over 15 hours of unpaid housework are much fewer than usual at 17.3%, while 12.2% provide other types of unpaid care.
12.2% ▲ +15.5%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 0.9% of people having served. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
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 3076, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3076/3076-vic/topic/community