17.5% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3132, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3132, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in postcode 3132 involves a high level of community and family support, with 29.5% of people providing unpaid childcare. While volunteering has dipped since 2011, the area remains more active in community work than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.5% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 21.7% of people were volunteering.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 29.5% of people providing it—well above the Victorian average of 26.3%. More people are also providing general unpaid care than in most areas, while those spending 15 or more hours on housework sit around the national figure at 20.9%.
13.8% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.9%
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, 2.1%, have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than in most other areas.
2.1%
Lower than 72% 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 3132, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3132/3132-vic/topic/community