10.2% ▼ -39.5%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bullsbrook · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Bullsbrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than three times the national rate of people have served in the Defence Force in Bullsbrook. While unpaid childcare is very common here, volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.2% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas and represents a 6.7 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 34.2% of people providing this care—well above the 26.3% national average. This is alongside 11.1% of people providing other unpaid care, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
11.1% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.2% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 22.3%
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.
Defence service is very prominent here, with 8.9% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
8.9%
Higher than 99% 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 Bullsbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515004/bullsbrook/topic/community