16.3% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bulla Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bulla Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong culture of giving back defines Bulla Creek, where community support and family care are far more common than in other areas. Nearly 19% of people provide unpaid care, and a high number of residents volunteer their time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.3% of people pitching in. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and a little above the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, as 18.6% of people provide care and 34.9% look after children unpaid—both figures are well above the state and national averages. Interestingly, this happens while only 16.3% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well below most other areas.
18.6% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.9% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.3% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in Bulla Creek, with 0.0% of people having served. This is a little below the New South Wales and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Bulla Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10652/bulla-creek/topic/community