18.6% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3158, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3158, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in postcode 3158 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This area shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work and community support, though volunteer rates have dipped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.6% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this represents a drop from 2011, when 22.2% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 15.1% of people providing care and 25.3% spending 15 or more hours on housework. This is much higher than most areas, particularly for childcare, which involves 33.8% of residents.
15.1% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 25.3%
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 Force service is less common in this area than in most others, with 2.5% of residents having served. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 63% 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 3158, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3158/3158-vic/topic/community