12.5% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ulan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ulan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A stark gap exists between Ulan and the rest of the country regarding unpaid work and community care. While 4.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, the area sees much lower levels of volunteering and household care than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.5% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very uncommon in Ulan, where only 5.6% provide unpaid care and 4.2% do 15 or more hours of housework. Both figures are far below the national averages of 11.9% and 20.7% respectively, and those caring for children (19.4%) are also well below the national figure.
5.6% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.4% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
4.2% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is much more common here than in most areas, with 4.2% of residents having served, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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 Ulan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14020/ulan/topic/community