21.1% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3114, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3114, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 21% of people in postcode 3114 volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong commitment to unpaid work and care within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.1% of residents helping out, though this is 4.8 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, with 30.1% caring for children and 27.1% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the Victorian figures. Meanwhile, the share of people providing other unpaid care rose to 16.8% since 2011.
16.8% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 27.1%
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 much lower here than in most areas, with only 1.7% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
1.7%
Lower than 80% 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 3114, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3114/3114-vic/topic/community