47.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Buckrabanyule · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Buckrabanyule
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Buckrabanyule volunteer, making it one of the most active areas for community work in the region. While local involvement is very high, a smaller proportion of people provide unpaid care or housework compared to the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a major part of life here, with 47.8% of people helping out. This is far above the Victorian and national figures of around 13% to 14%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 8.7% of people doing so. Similarly, only 17.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
8.7% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.4% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
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 Buckrabanyule [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20371/buckrabanyule/topic/community