7.5% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3082, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3082, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 7.5% of people in postcode 3082 volunteer their time, which is one of the lowest rates for similar areas. While a fair few residents provide unpaid care, overall community involvement in formal volunteering has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than the national figure of 14.1%, and the local rate has fallen by 2.7 percentage points over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.5% of people providing help—a figure a little above the national average. This is despite slightly lower rates of unpaid childcare and housework compared to the rest of Australia.
14.5% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 19.1%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, with only 1.2% of the population doing so, which is much lower than in most other areas.
1.2%
Lower than 88% 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 3082, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3082/3082-vic/topic/community