15.2% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3205, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3205, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in postcode 3205 than in most other areas, with only 17.9% caring for children. This highlights a community where unpaid domestic and care duties are much less common than across the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this rate is lower than in most similar areas and has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is uncommon here, as only 14.6% do 15 or more hours of housework—well below the national figure of 20.7%. Similarly, people providing any unpaid care are much fewer than in most areas, though this has risen slightly to 10.5% since 2011.
10.5% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.9% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.6% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.6% of the population, which is much lower than in most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure 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 3205, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3205/3205-vic/topic/community