12.1% —
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About a quarter of people in Bulleen provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution in the area. While many residents help out at home, those who volunteer for organisations have dropped significantly in recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Bulleen has fallen by 5.9 percentage points since 2016. Now, 12.1% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people providing care—a figure that is among the highest for its level and rose 1.9 points since 2016. Meanwhile, 25.1% provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the Victorian average.
14.3% —
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% —
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% —
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in Bulleen, where only 1.4% of people have served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the own national figure of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 88% of state electorate 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 Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21401/bulleen/topic/community