11.0% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3198, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3198, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11% of people in postcode 3198 volunteer, which is a much lower rate than most other areas. This reflects a shift in daily life here as volunteering has fallen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011. While formal volunteering is low, more residents are spending their time on unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far less common here than in other areas, with only 11% of residents helping out. This figure is well below the national average of 14.1% and is lower than it was a decade ago.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more common than in most areas, with 13.8% of people providing care and 27.8% looking after children. However, the 19.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than in most other places.
13.8% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
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.
About 2.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is roughly the same as the national average of 2.8%.
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).
More for 3198, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 3198, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3198/3198-vic/topic/community