21.3% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3127, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3127, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well over 21% of people in postcode 3127 volunteer, which is far higher than most other areas. While this shows a strong spirit of giving, the number of volunteers has fallen by 5.4 percentage points since 2011. The area also sees higher-than-usual rates of people providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the Victorian average of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.9% of people providing care—much higher than most areas. This includes 27.6% who care for children and 22.3% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are a little above national figures.
14.9% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 1.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most other areas.
1.7%
Lower than 80% 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 3127, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3127/3127-vic/topic/community