14.0% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3152, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3152, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in postcode 3152 involves a high level of family support, with 28.5% of people providing unpaid childcare. While residents are active in their homes and caring for others, formal volunteer rates have dropped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14% of people here volunteer, which is lower than in most other areas. This figure is roughly the same as the national average, but it has fallen by 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13% of residents providing support and 28.5% caring for children—both figures are a little above the state and national totals. Meanwhile, 21.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, a rate that has barely changed since 2011.
13.0% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 in the area, with only 1.7% of people having served. This is much lower than most other areas and sits a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 80% 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 3152, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3152/3152-vic/topic/community