7.8% ▼ -32.0%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3214, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3214, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few residents in postcode 3214 get involved in unpaid community work compared to similar areas. Only 7.8% of people volunteer, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and sits well below the national average. This trend of lower participation extends to unpaid childcare and housework as well.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest in the region at 7.8%, which is well below the 14.1% national figure. This is a notable drop from 2011, when 11.4% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid childcare (21.5%) or do 15+ hours of housework (17.3%) than in most other areas. However, the 13.2% of people providing other unpaid care is about the same as the state figure.
13.2% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 17.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.3% of the population. This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 68% 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 3214, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3214/3214-vic/topic/community