21.2% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bullyard · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bullyard
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of community contribution defines Bullyard, where 25.3% of people provide unpaid care. This is far above the national figure, reflecting a place where residents are significantly more likely to volunteer and support others compared to the rest of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.2% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very prevalent, with 25.3% of people providing it, which is far above the national figure. While housework is also common at 25.9%, the rate of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national averages.
25.3% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 25.9%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 6.5% of residents having served. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.5%
Higher than 88% 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 Bullyard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30417/bullyard/topic/community