37.8% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bulyee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bulyee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Bulyee stands among the highest areas for community involvement and unpaid work. Nearly 38% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of local contribution extends to both formal volunteering and significant levels of unpaid care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 37.8% of people giving their time. This is far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% recorded for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much more frequent here than in most areas. This includes 43.2% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework and 37.8% caring for children unpaid, both of which are far above national figures.
24.3% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.8% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
43.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 43.2%
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.
Defence service is more common in Bulyee than in most similar areas. About 7.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 2.9% state and 2.8% national figures.
7.3%
Higher than 90% 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 Bulyee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50209/bulyee/topic/community