11.0% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3202, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3202, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in postcode 3202 than in most other areas, with only 11% of residents giving their time. While community volunteering is low, there is a much higher rate of people providing unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 11% of people here volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a downward trend for the area, as the rate fell by 2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 30.7% of people helping out—well above the 26.3% seen across Victoria and Australia. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer than in most areas, and the number of general unpaid carers is slightly below the state average.
11.6% ▲ +44.6%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.7% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.5% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 1.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than in most similar areas and a little below the national average of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 82% 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 3202, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3202/3202-vic/topic/community