18.7% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3146, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3146, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid care and volunteering set 3146 apart from many similar areas. While 18.7% of people volunteer, which is well above the national figure, this is a drop from 23.3% back in 2011. Many residents also contribute through unpaid care work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.7% of people in 3146 volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% national figure and the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people providing care—a figure that rose 3.2 points since 2011 and is much higher than most areas. This includes 28.3% of people caring for children unpaid, which is a little above the national average of 26.3%.
14.3% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
Very few people in 3146 have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.7%, which is much lower than most areas.
1.7%
Lower than 79% 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 3146, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3146/3146-vic/topic/community