13.8% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3088, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3088, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 31% of people in postcode 3088 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This highlights a local community heavily focused on family support and caregiving. While many residents are busy with these home responsibilities, formal volunteering has declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This is roughly the same as the Victorian and national figures, though the rate has fallen 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common here, with 14.4% of people providing unpaid care—a rate much higher than most areas. This aligns with the high proportion of people caring for children unpaid (31.3%), which is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
14.4% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
Around 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 52% 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 3088, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3088/3088-vic/topic/community