9.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Buller · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Buller
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Buller volunteer or provide unpaid childcare than in most other areas. While 10.4% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, a higher than usual proportion of people spend significant time on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.7% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is 26.9%, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This contrasts with unpaid childcare, where only 17.9% of residents provide care, far below the state average of 28.5%.
10.4% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.9% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 26.9%
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.
A slightly higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 4.0% of residents having served compared to 2.8% across Australia.
4.0%
Higher than 71% 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 Buller [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50204/buller/topic/community