22.8% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3113, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3113, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in postcode 3113 are now providing unpaid care than in 2011, though the number of volunteers has dropped. This area sees a very high level of community contribution, with 22.8% of residents volunteering and many more taking on care roles at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 22.8% of people pitching in, although this is 3.4 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in this area. Around 32.2% of people care for children and 27% handle 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures being well above the national average. Additionally, the number of people providing general unpaid care rose to 17.2% since 2011.
17.2% ▲ +31.5%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.2% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 27.0%
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.
About 2.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than in most other areas and about the same as the Victorian figure.
2.2%
Lower than 70% 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 3113, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3113/3113-vic/topic/community