13.0% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3116, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3116, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Family duties and caretaking play a large role in daily life for 3116, where 32% of people provide unpaid childcare. While these home responsibilities are common, active volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 4.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 13%. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for children is very common here, with 32% of residents doing so, which is well above the 26.3% seen across Australia. Other unpaid care is also more frequent than usual, as 14.2% of people provide some form of unpaid care.
14.2% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.0% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 2.1% of people having served. This is about the same as the 2% seen across Victoria.
2.1%
Lower than 72% 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 3116, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3116/3116-vic/topic/community