19.6% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3160, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3160, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 33% of people in postcode 3160 provide unpaid child care, among the highest rates for any similar area. This community is defined by high levels of unpaid work and a strong volunteering spirit, though the latter has slipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost one in five people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen from 23.5% in 2011 to 19.6% today.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.2% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework a week. More people are also providing unpaid care, a figure that rose to 15.1% since 2011.
15.1% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.6% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 25.2%
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.
About 2.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most 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 3160, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3160/3160-vic/topic/community