6.5% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3177, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3177, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer residents in postcode 3177 contribute to unpaid work and volunteering than in most other areas. Only 6.5% of the population volunteer, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and sits well below the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest at this level, with only 6.5% of people helping out. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas. Just 10.9% of people provide unpaid care, and only 14.6% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well below the Victorian average.
10.9% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.6% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
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.
Defence service is much lower than in most similar areas, with only 1.0% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
1.0%
Lower than 90% 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 3177, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3177/3177-vic/topic/community