16.8% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3079, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3079, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of people in postcode 3079 provide unpaid care compared to the rest of the country. While 16.8% of the area volunteers, this is a drop from the 21.9% seen in 2011. The community shows a strong tendency toward supporting others, though participation in formal volunteering has declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.8% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is a notable decrease from 2011, when 21.9% of the area volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.2% of people providing care—a figure well above the national average of 11.9%. Meanwhile, those caring for children unpaid (26.1%) and those doing 15+ hours of housework (20.8%) are both about the same as state and national levels.
15.2% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 in the area, with only 1.7% of people having served. This is much lower than most other similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 80% 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 3079, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3079/3079-vic/topic/community