13.8% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3163, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3163, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in postcode 3163 provide unpaid care compared to the national average. While around 11.6% of residents provide unpaid care, the area generally shows lower levels of community participation and caregiving than most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and down 2.5 percentage points since 2011. This figure is roughly the same as the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here, with only 23.1% of people caring for children, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, the 17.4% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most other areas.
11.6% ▲ +15.4%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.4% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 17.4%
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 rare in this area, with only 1.1% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 89% 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 3163, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3163/3163-vic/topic/community