21.2% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3300, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3300, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 3300 volunteer, a figure that is well above the national average. This strong local involvement defines the community, even though the number of volunteers has fallen from 27.6% since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.2% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the 13.3% figure for Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.0% of people providing care—a rate higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 23.4% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the state figure.
14.0% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 2.6% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 59% 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 3300, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3300/3300-vic/topic/community