13.5% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3087, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3087, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in postcode 3087 provide unpaid childcare, marking it as the most prominent form of community contribution here. While many residents take on significant care roles at home, a small number of people volunteer for community organisations.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.5% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has fallen from 16.3% since 2011 and is now about the same as the national and state figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is very common here, with 15.2% of people in this role, a figure well above the national average. This is driven by the 28.9% of residents caring for children, which is much higher than most areas.
15.2% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
About 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is around the middle for its level and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 56% 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 3087, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3087/3087-vic/topic/community