13.3% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3150, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3150, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About the same as state and national levels define community involvement in postcode 3150. While unpaid childcare and housework figures align with the broader population, volunteering has seen a notable decline. Only 13.3% of residents now volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in postcode 3150 has fallen 5.5 percentage points since 2011, dropping to 13.3%. This is about the same as the Victorian and national figures, though it is much lower than in most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is stable at 26%, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, 21.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, a little above the state and national rates.
12.1% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
Defence service is uncommon here, with 1.4% of people having served. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 85% 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 3150, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3150/3150-vic/topic/community