25.0% ▲ +162.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bullfinch · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bullfinch
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A quarter of people in Bullfinch volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area. While volunteering is common, other forms of unpaid care and service are much less frequent.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in four residents volunteers, a rate that is well above the Western Australian average and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Interestingly, 33.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure. In contrast, those providing unpaid care or caring for children are far below the state and national averages.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.5% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% ▲ +579.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 33.3%
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, a result that is a little below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
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).
More for Bullfinch
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Bullfinch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50205/bullfinch/topic/community