14.5% ▼ -31.9%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3096, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3096, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid care define the community in postcode 3096, where 16.2% of people provide unpaid care to others. This is among the highest levels for any similar area. While many residents help others at home, formal volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most areas. This is slightly above the Victorian figure of 13.3%, though the rate has fallen 6.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 24.8% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure. This trend extends to childcare, where 28.4% of people provide unpaid care for children, slightly above the Victorian average.
16.2% ▲ +34.1%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
About 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and sits about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 60% 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 3096, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3096/3096-vic/topic/community