18.6% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bukkulla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bukkulla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local engagement has remained steady in Bukkulla, where a strong spirit of service is evident. Nearly 19% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.6% of people giving their time. This is well above both the New South Wales rate of 13% and the Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 13.6% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national average. While 24.6% care for children unpaid, only 15.3% spend 15 or more hours on housework, a figure well below the national average.
13.6% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.3% ▼ -46.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 15.3%
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.
Military service is more common than in most areas, with 3.6% of Bukkulla residents having served in the Defence Force.
3.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality 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 Bukkulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10645/bukkulla/topic/community