7.8% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3173, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3173, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 3173 are volunteering than they were a decade ago. Only 7.8% of residents now volunteer, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. While volunteering has fallen, more people in the area are now providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.8% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the 14.1% national figure. This is a drop of 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 27.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure and has risen since 2011. Conversely, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer than in most areas, at 17.4%.
11.1% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.4% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.4%
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 0.8% of the population, which is among the lowest for similar areas and a little below the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
0.8%
Lower than 92% 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 3173, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3173/3173-vic/topic/community