28.0% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3231, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3231, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in postcode 3231 than in other parts of the country. Around 28% of residents give their time to others, which is more than double the national figure. This community shows a strong commitment to unpaid work and care across the board.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Roughly 28% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above both the Victorian and national averages, though it has fallen by 2.4 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16.7% of people providing care and 27.2% doing over 15 hours of housework, both well above the national figures. However, the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average at 22.1%.
16.7% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 27.2%
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.
About 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 66% 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 3231, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3231/3231-vic/topic/community