31.9% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3319, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3319, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A decline in unpaid care and volunteer work has seen a shift in how people spend their time in postcode 3319 since 2011. While volunteering has dropped to 31.9%, this remains far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here and is among the highest for similar areas, despite falling 3.8 percentage points since 2011 to 31.9%. This is far above the Victorian rate of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people are providing unpaid support, with only 8.5% providing general unpaid care and 17.7% caring for children—both figures are well below the national average. Unpaid housework is slightly more common than the national figure at 22.2%, though this has fallen since 2011.
8.5% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.7% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 2.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas. This is about the same as the rates for both Victoria and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 60% 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 3319, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3319/3319-vic/topic/community