14.8% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3131, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3131, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in postcode 3131 compared to most similar areas. While 14.8% of residents give their time to causes, this is a drop from 19.3% back in 2011. Other forms of community support and unpaid work remain steady and align closely with state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is a notable decline from 2011, when nearly 20% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 27.1% of people caring for children, a figure higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 13.3% provide some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure and has risen since 2011.
13.3% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.7%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
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 3131, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3131/3131-vic/topic/community