15.8% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3104, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3104, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define the community in postcode 3104. While volunteering has fallen, a significant 15.1% of residents provide unpaid care, which is a much higher proportion than in most similar areas. This suggests a local focus on family and health support over formal community groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure has fallen 6.0 percentage points since 2011, though it remains a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 15.1% of people doing so, a rate much higher than most areas. This includes a little above the national average for childcare (28.6%) and housework (23.2%).
15.1% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 postcode 3104, where only 1.3% of people have served. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 87% 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 3104, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3104/3104-vic/topic/community