18.3% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3186, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3186, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in postcode 3186 than in most similar areas. While volunteering has fallen since 2011, nearly one in five residents still give their time to others, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.3% of people volunteer here, a rate well above the 14.1% national figure. This is around the middle for similar areas, though it has fallen by 4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.8% of people providing care, a figure much higher than most areas. This is alongside a high 27.1% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state average.
14.8% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas. About 2.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2% figure for Victoria.
2.1%
Lower than 71% 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 3186, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3186/3186-vic/topic/community