7.5% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3200, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3200, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 7.5% of people in postcode 3200 volunteer, which is one of the lowest rates for any area at this level. This lack of community volunteering is a key feature of the area, where participation in unpaid local activities has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The proportion of residents who volunteer is well below the national figure of 14.1% and the Victorian average of 13.3%. This rate has fallen 1.9 percentage points over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.7% of people provide unpaid care—a figure a little above the national average—fewer residents perform unpaid housework or care for children compared to most areas. Both housework and childcare figures are well below those for Victoria and Australia.
13.7% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than in most similar areas. This is about the same as the 2.8% national figure and 2.0% for Victoria.
2.5%
Lower than 63% 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 3200, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3200/3200-vic/topic/community