11.4% ▼ -32.4%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3108, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3108, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in postcode 3108 provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents help out at home and in the community, the area has seen a noticeable drop in volunteering over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.4% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and represents a 5.5 percentage point fall since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 23.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure slightly below the national average. Unpaid housework is much less common here than in most areas, while 12.4% of residents provide general unpaid care, a rate that has barely changed since 2011.
12.4% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 19.8%
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, with only 1.3% of people having served, which is much lower than most other areas.
1.3%
Lower than 86% 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 3108, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3108/3108-vic/topic/community