11.3% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3219, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3219, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 11.3% of people in postcode 3219 now volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most other areas. This low level of community involvement is paired with a decline in unpaid childcare and housework, though more people are providing other types of unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 3.4 percentage points since 2011. At 11.3%, this is a little below both the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare has fallen to 22.0%, which is well below the national figure. While 19.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, a higher than usual 13.8% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care.
13.8% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
About 2.5% of the population served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
2.5%
Lower than 63% 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 3219, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3219/3219-vic/topic/community