33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bullarto · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bullarto
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in Bullarto than in the rest of the country. Roughly one in three residents gives their time to help others, a figure that sits well above both the state and national averages. This community is notably active in unpaid work and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 33.3% of people in Bullarto volunteer, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 16.0% of residents provide unpaid childcare—far below the national rate of 26.3%—many more spend significant time at home. About 34.6% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure far above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
14.8% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.0% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.6% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 34.6%
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 Bullarto 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 Bullarto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20384/bullarto/topic/community