10.9% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3105, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3105, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significant gap exists between postcode 3105 and the rest of the country in how people give their time. While 16.2% of residents provide unpaid care—a rate well above the national figure—only 10.9% of the area's population volunteers, which is well below the Australian average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas. The 10.9% rate is a little below the Victorian figure and has fallen by 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 16.2% of people providing support, which is well above the national and state figures. Meanwhile, 24.2% provide unpaid childcare and 21.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
16.2% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force. At 1.4%, this is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national average.
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 3105, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3105/3105-vic/topic/community