22.4% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bullio · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bullio
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Bullio volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is reflected across the area, with a significant number of residents also providing unpaid care and support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.4% of residents are volunteers, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales average of 13.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people care for children unpaid compared to most areas, 14.9% provide other types of unpaid care. This is well above the national figure, and 31.3% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
14.9% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.4% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.3% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 31.3%
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 common here, with 10.6% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the 2.8% national average.
10.6%
Higher than 97% 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 Bullio [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10661/bullio/topic/community