13.0% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3179, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3179, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in postcode 3179 provide unpaid childcare, which is a higher rate than most other areas. While many residents help out at home with children, overall volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 4 percentage points since 2011 to 13%. This is much lower than most other areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 28% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures. Other forms of unpaid care are less common, with 11.9% providing general unpaid care and 20.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework.
11.9% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 20.7%
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 people here have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most areas and sits 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 3179, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3179/3179-vic/topic/community