19.6% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3099, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3099, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back and supporting family defines daily life in postcode 3099, where 19.6% of people volunteer. This is well above the national figure. The area also sees a very high level of unpaid care and housework compared to most of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people volunteer here, which is well above the Victorian rate of 13.3%. However, this level of community help has fallen 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in this area, with 29.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure, alongside high rates of unpaid care for others and children.
16.0% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 29.3%
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 2.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the Victorian and Australian figures.
2.2%
Lower than 69% 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 3099, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3099/3099-vic/topic/community