7.6% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3169, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3169, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of volunteering and unpaid work define the community profile of postcode 3169. Only 7.6% of people here volunteer, which is well below the national figure and a drop from previous years. This trend of lower participation extends into unpaid care and housework compared to other Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 7.6% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This has fallen 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here perform unpaid work, with 21.3% caring for children and 17.3% doing heavy housework, both of which are well below national figures. Those providing any form of unpaid care sit at 11.2%, a little below the state average but up 1.3 points since 2011.
11.2% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
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.
Only 0.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is among the lowest at this level and a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.7%
Lower than 93% 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 3169, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3169/3169-vic/topic/community