15.1% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3250, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3250, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 3250 have volunteered or done unpaid housework since 2011, though other forms of help have increased. While 15.1% of residents now volunteer, the proportion of people providing general unpaid care has risen to 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped by 4.6 points since 2011 to 15.1%. This is lower than most areas, despite being a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is more common here than in most areas, with 14.1% of people providing help. Meanwhile, the share of people caring for children (24.9%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (21.7%) have both fallen since 2011.
14.1% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
2.4%
Lower than 65% 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 3250, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3250/3250-vic/topic/community