16.0% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bullarah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bullarah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Bullarah provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This community shows a strong commitment to family and local service, with high rates of home-based work and a notable number of former defence force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13% and slightly higher than the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family care is common here, with 29.6% of people caring for children and 25.9% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. However, those providing other types of unpaid care sit at 11.1%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
11.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.8% of residents having served, slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Bullarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10655/bullarah/topic/community