12.0% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3166, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3166, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower volunteering rates than most similar areas mark the community profile of postcode 3166. While only 12.0% of residents volunteer, there is a growing number of people providing unpaid care. This mix shows a community where formal volunteering is less common, but private support for others is more frequent.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.0% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is a little below the national mark of 14.1% and has fallen 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, a figure that rose to 13.5% since 2011. Meanwhile, 24.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the Victorian average of 26.3%.
13.5% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
Defence Force service is uncommon 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 figure 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 3166, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3166/3166-vic/topic/community