12.5% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3109, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3109, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 3109 provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is much higher than in most other areas. While these care roles are common, volunteering has dropped since 2011 and now sits lower than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in 3109 has fallen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011 to 12.5%. This is much lower than most areas and slightly below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.5% of people providing care and 29.2% looking after children, both of which are higher than most areas. This is consistent with 22.4% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
13.5% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 22.4%
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 the area, with only 1.2% of people having served. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
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 3109, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3109/3109-vic/topic/community