13.6% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3204, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3204, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 3204 provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is much higher than most other areas. While the local community is very active in family care, other forms of community contribution like volunteering have seen a decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure has fallen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011, though it remains about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.5% of people providing care—a rate that is higher than most areas and rose since 2011. This includes a high proportion of people caring for children (29.1%), while those doing over 15 hours of housework (19.8%) are much fewer than in most areas.
13.5% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
Very few people in the area have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.3%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 87% 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 3204, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3204/3204-vic/topic/community