12.1% ▼ -42.9%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3217, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3217, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in postcode 3217 provide unpaid childcare than in the rest of the country. While 37.5% of the population cares for children without pay, other forms of community work and service are less common here than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped sharply in this area, falling 9.1 percentage points since 2011 to 12.1%. This is now much lower than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The 37.5% of people caring for children unpaid is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 10.6% provide other unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
10.6% ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.5% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 20.6%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 1.8% of the population having done so. This is much lower than most similar areas.
1.8%
Lower than 77% 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 3217, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3217/3217-vic/topic/community