30.9% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3309, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3309, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in three people in postcode 3309 volunteer, a rate far higher than the national figure. This community is very active in giving their time, though the proportion of people providing unpaid help has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 30.9%, volunteering is far above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and among the highest in similar areas, despite falling 1.7 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 19.6% of people providing care and 35.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both figures being well above the national average. In contrast, those caring for children unpaid fell 15 points since 2011 to 11.3%, which is far below the national figure.
19.6% ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.3% ▼ -57.2%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.1% ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 35.1%
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.
No residents reported serving in the Defence Force, a rate a little below that of Victoria and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 3309, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3309/3309-vic/topic/community