12.9% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3155, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3155, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in postcode 3155 provide unpaid child care, making it one of the most active groups for family support. While child care is common, other forms of community contribution are lower than in many other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, with 12.9% of people helping out. This is a decline from 2011, when the figure was 16.2%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is common, with 27.5% of people involved, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, 12.6% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, a slight increase since 2011.
12.6% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 20.1%
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.
Defence service is less common than in most areas, with 2.4% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
2.4%
Lower than 65% 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 3155, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3155/3155-vic/topic/community