15.0% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3211, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3211, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A modest 15.0% of people in postcode 3211 volunteer, a figure that has fallen from 18.0% since 2011. While this is lower than in most similar areas, it remains slightly above the Victorian average. This area's community involvement is further marked by a low rate of former defence force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.0% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this represents a 3.0 point drop since the 2011 census.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is slightly below the national figure at 25.0%, and has fallen since 2011. Meanwhile, the 13.2% of people providing general unpaid care is a little above the Australian average.
13.2% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -20.6%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 much lower here than in most similar areas, with only 1.6% of people having served in the Defence Force.
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).
More for 3211, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 3211, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3211/3211-vic/topic/community