17.8% ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3183, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3183, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering define postcode 3183, where 17.8% of people give their time to others. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though it is a drop from 21.8% in 2011. Overall, residents are less likely to provide unpaid care compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.8% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. This figure has fallen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here perform unpaid work; 21.5% care for children and 14.0% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below the national figures. Those providing any unpaid care sit at 11.8%, which is a little below the state average.
11.8% ▲ +18.4%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.0% ▲ +9.7%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 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.
Only 0.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
0.9%
Lower than 91% 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 3183, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3183/3183-vic/topic/community