16.2% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3154, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3154, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 32% of people in postcode 3154 provide unpaid child care, a figure well above the national average. This highlight suggests a strong focus on family care, even as overall volunteer rates in the area have dipped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia. This is a drop from 2011, when 19.6% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 31.7% of people caring for children and 13.8% providing other unpaid care, a rate that has risen since 2011. Additionally, 23.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework each week, which is well above the state figure.
13.8% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.7% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.2%. This is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Victorian average.
2.2%
Lower than 69% 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 3154, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3154/3154-vic/topic/community