13.3% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3189, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3189, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in postcode 3189 is shaped by a high number of people balancing home responsibilities. Nearly 30% of the community provide unpaid child care, which is much higher than most other areas. While many residents are tied to these home duties, those volunteering in the wider community have declined.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.3% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011, though it remains about the same as the Victoria and national rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is common here, with 29.2% of people providing it—a figure that rose 3.2 percentage points since 2011. This is consistent with the 13.5% of residents who provide some form of unpaid care, which is higher than most areas.
13.5% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
Very few people in the area have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.3%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure 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 3189, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3189/3189-vic/topic/community