16.5% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3103, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3103, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in seven people in postcode 3103 volunteer their time, reflecting a strong commitment to local activities. While this is well above the Victorian average, the number of volunteers has fallen by 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.5% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This rate puts the area around the middle compared to similar locations.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.4% of people providing care—a figure much higher than most areas. This includes 26.9% who look after children and 22.6% who do more than 15 hours of housework a week.
14.4% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 rare in this area, as only 1.4% of residents have served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 85% 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 3103, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3103/3103-vic/topic/community