12.7% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3168, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3168, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 12.7% of people in postcode 3168 volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This low level of community involvement is mirrored in unpaid care and house work, where figures are far below the national average. Generally, residents are less likely to engage in these unpaid activities compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much lower than most areas, with 12.7% of people helping out. This figure is about the same as the Victorian average and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very low here, with only 12.9% of people caring for children—far below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (11.7%) and those providing other unpaid care (6.8%) are among the lowest in the region.
6.8% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.9% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.7% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 0.5% of the population, which is among the lowest for this level and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.5%
Lower than 95% 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 3168, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3168/3168-vic/topic/community