12.6% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3153, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3153, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of volunteering and defence service mark postcode 3153 compared to most similar areas. While 12.6% of people volunteer, there is a strong presence of unpaid childcare, with 27.2% of residents caring for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in the area has dropped to 12.6% since 2011, a figure that is much lower than most other areas and a little below the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 27.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 12.5% provide some form of unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
12.5% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 1.9% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.9%
Lower than 76% 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 3153, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3153/3153-vic/topic/community