16.4% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3093, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3093, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 3093 provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most other areas. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others, both through family care and local volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.4% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this is lower than it was in 2011, when 19.2% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 15.8% of people providing care—a rate well above the national figure. This includes 29.2% of residents who care for children unpaid, which is a little above the state average.
15.8% ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 22.7%
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 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both 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 3093, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3093/3093-vic/topic/community