10.0% ▼ -65.1%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bulla · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Bulla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 10% of people in Bulla (L) volunteer their time, a figure that has plummeted since 2011. This small community sees much lower levels of volunteering than most similar areas, though a high number of residents provide unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen sharply in Bulla (L), dropping from 28.7% in 2011 to 10% in 2021. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17.5% of people providing care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. Meanwhile, 23.3% of people care for children unpaid, though this is well below the Victorian average of 26.3%.
17.5% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.2%, this is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.2%
Higher than 64% of urban centre 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 Bulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222010/bulla/topic/community