18.4% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3123, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3123, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well over 18% of people in postcode 3123 volunteer, a rate that sits well above the Victorian and national figures. This highlights a strong local commitment to community work, even though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. This is around the middle for similar areas, though the rate has fallen 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is provided by 24.2% of people, which is a little below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer than in most areas, though this rose slightly since 2011.
12.3% ▲ +19.6%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 18.5%
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.
Defence service is much lower than in most areas, with 1.5% of people having served. This is about the same as the Victorian figure and a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 83% 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 3123, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3123/3123-vic/topic/community