12.3% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3215, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3215, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people than usual spend their spare time volunteering in postcode 3215, though many residents are heavily involved in unpaid care. Only 12.3% of people volunteer here, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This reflects a community where daily life is often centered more on home and family responsibilities than on formal community groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much lower than in most areas, with only 12.3% of people helping out. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and shows a drop of 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 14.0% of people involved. While those doing heavy housework or caring for children are around the state and national averages, the general rate of unpaid care has risen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
14.0% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.2%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.2%. This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 69% 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 3215, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3215/3215-vic/topic/community