20.1% ▼ -22.4%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3126, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3126, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in postcode 3126 have dropped by 5.8 percentage points since 2011, yet they remain remarkably high. About 20.1% of people here still volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The 20.1% who volunteer in 3126 is higher than most areas and sits well above the Victorian rate of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common here, with 15.3% of people providing unpaid care, a figure that is much higher than most areas. This is alongside 28.2% of people caring for children unpaid and 23.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework a week.
15.3% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.3%, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure.
2.3%
Lower than 68% 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 3126, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3126/3126-vic/topic/community