19.3% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3102, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3102, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in postcode 3102 provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most areas. This community is highly active in support roles, with a strong rate of volunteering and a high number of people providing various types of unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.3% of residents helping out, a figure well above the 14.1% national average. However, this is 2.9 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very prevalent, as 17.3% of people provide this support, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes the 28.8% of people caring for children unpaid, though that specific figure fell 2.1 points since 2011.
17.3% ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in the area. Only 1.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.6%
Lower than 82% 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 3102, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3102/3102-vic/topic/community