14.1% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3195, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3195, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define the community in postcode 3195 compared to similar areas. While 14.4% of people provide unpaid care, volunteer rates have dropped since 2011. This creates a profile where local support is largely focused on the home and family rather than formal community groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the national and state averages, though it has fallen 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is very common here, with 30.4% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure well above the national average of 26.3%. Overall unpaid care has risen to 14.4%, while 20.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
14.4% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 1.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.9%
Lower than 76% 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 3195, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3195/3195-vic/topic/community