7.0% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3171, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3171, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few residents in postcode 3171 engage in unpaid community or domestic work compared to similar areas. Only 7% of people volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure. This low level of community participation extends across volunteering, childcare, and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This rate has fallen by 2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 18.4% of people caring for children and 14% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. General unpaid care by 9.1% of residents has barely changed since 2011.
9.1% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.4% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.0% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
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 0.7% of the population, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
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 3171, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3171/3171-vic/topic/community