13.0% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3138, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3138, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 31% of people in postcode 3138 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While family care is common, other forms of community involvement are less frequent. Local volunteering has fallen since 2011 and now sits below the national level.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13% of residents volunteer their time, which is much lower than most areas. This is a drop from 2011, when 17.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.2% of people providing support, slightly above the national figure. This is largely driven by childcare, as 31.3% of residents care for children unpaid, which is well above the Victorian average.
14.2% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
About 2.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and is about the same as the state average.
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 3138, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3138/3138-vic/topic/community