18.9% ▼ -24.0%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3124, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3124, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 3124 have volunteered since 2011, but a growing number are providing unpaid care. Around 18.9% of the community now volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While some forms of community work have dipped, the area remains more active in volunteering than most of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 18.9%. Despite this drop, the rate is still well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The number of people providing unpaid care has risen to 14.4%, which is much higher than in most other areas. Meanwhile, 26.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
14.4% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 21.6%
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 1.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas.
1.9%
Lower than 76% 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 3124, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3124/3124-vic/topic/community