34.6% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3301, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3301, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in three people in postcode 3301 volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines the area, though the number of volunteers has fallen by 5.6 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 34.6%, the proportion of volunteers is among the highest for similar areas. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is alongside a slightly higher rate of people caring for children unpaid at 28.4%.
12.7% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.5% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 29.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.2% of the population. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
2.2%
Lower than 69% 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 3301, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3301/3301-vic/topic/community