19.2% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3122, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3122, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A smaller proportion of people in postcode 3122 have volunteered since 2011, though 19.2% still give their time. This is a community where people are far less likely to provide unpaid care or childcare than in other parts of Australia. Most residents do not have a background in the defence force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people (19.2%) volunteer here, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. This is a drop from 2011, when 22.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas, with only 20.4% of people caring for children. Similarly, 16.5% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well below the national figure.
11.7% ▲ +32.9%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.5% ▲ +13.1%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 16.5%
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.
Only 1.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 82% 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 3122, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3122/3122-vic/topic/community