18.8% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3193, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3193, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 3193 have volunteered since 2011, though the area remains more active than most. About 18.8% of residents now give their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While volunteering fell 3.6 percentage points since 2011, 18.8% of people still volunteer. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.4% of people providing care and 29.4% looking after children. Both figures are well above the national averages, although the share of people caring for children fell slightly since 2011.
15.4% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
About 2.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 58% 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 3193, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3193/3193-vic/topic/community