27.2% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Buln Buln · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Buln Buln
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in Buln Buln than in most similar areas, with 27.2% of residents giving their time. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%. The area also shows a strong trend of unpaid care, particularly for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.2% of people volunteer here, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This is far above both the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average, though the rate fell slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 30.1% of people caring for children, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. While 14.0% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, the number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 18.6%.
14.0% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 18.6%
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 here, with only 2.1% of people having served. This is much lower than most other areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.1%
Lower than 85% 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 Buln Buln [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222011/buln-buln/topic/community