22.2% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bullengarook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bullengarook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community contribution mark Bullengarook compared to most similar areas. A striking 22.2% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of helping extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are more common than in most places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.2% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of local life, with 16.6% of people providing care, well above the 11.9% national figure. This is seen alongside a higher rate of housework, as 28.2% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on chores, which is well above the state and national averages.
16.6% ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 28.2%
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.
About 2.6% of the community has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the 2.0% in Victoria and 2.8% across Australia.
2.6%
Higher than 50% 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 Bullengarook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20387/bullengarook/topic/community