7.5% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3201, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3201, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in postcode 3201 than in most similar areas. Only 7.5% of residents give their time to volunteer work, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have fallen since 2011, dropping from 10.3% to 7.5%. This current figure is well below both the Victorian average of 13.3% and the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 28.1% of people provide unpaid childcare—a little above the national figure—far fewer do heavy housework. Only 17.0% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is much lower than most areas.
12.0% ▲ +23.5%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.0% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.0%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 2.0% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figure for Victoria.
2.0%
Lower than 74% 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 3201, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3201/3201-vic/topic/community