19.1% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3101, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3101, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost one in five people in 3101 spend their spare time volunteering, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit exists alongside a growing number of residents who provide unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.1% of residents volunteer, a figure well above both the Victorian and national rates. However, this has fallen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.9% of people providing care to others—a rate much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 26.0% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure.
14.9% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 20.3%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.5%. This is much lower than most other areas.
1.5%
Lower than 83% 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 3101, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3101/3101-vic/topic/community