17.0% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3135, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3135, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 31% of people in postcode 3135 provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of family care is the most prominent feature of community activity in the area. While many residents contribute through care and volunteering, the overall level of unpaid work varies across the neighborhood.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the Victorian average of 13.3%. This is a decline from 2011, when 21.3% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here; 15% of people do so, which is much higher than most other areas. This includes the 31.1% who care for children, a figure that has risen since 2011.
15.0% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 22.1%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 2.2% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 70% 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 3135, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3135/3135-vic/topic/community