9.8% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3172, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3172, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 9.8% of people in postcode 3172 volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average. This low level of community participation is the most striking feature of the area, especially as the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The proportion of volunteers is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure, only 16.9% spend 15 or more hours on housework—a rate well below most other areas. Around 24.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the national average.
12.2% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.9% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 16.9%
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 1.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 87% 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 3172, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3172/3172-vic/topic/community