Bullumwaal · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Bullumwaal

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Very few people in Bullumwaal engage in formal volunteering, making it one of the lowest areas for this activity. While traditional volunteering is rare, a large number of residents take on significant unpaid work at home.

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📍 Bullumwaal, Suburb / Locality

Where Bullumwaal sits — Volunteers

0.0%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bullumwaal — lower than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Bullumwaal0.0%
3875, VIC 18.2%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

No residents reported volunteering, a figure that is far below both the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid housework is very common here, with 36.4% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, those providing unpaid care or looking after children are around the middle for similar areas.

12.1%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

24.2%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.9%
  • 2021: 24.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

36.4%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 36.4%

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 Victorian and Australian figures.

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 Bullumwaal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20389/bullumwaal/topic/community