19.1% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 90% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forrest · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Forrest
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid work mark the community in Forrest compared to similar areas. Nearly one in five people here volunteer, a figure that has risen since 2011. This spirit of participation extends into the home, where residents take on significantly more unpaid housework than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common in Forrest, with 19.1% of people helping out. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and has grown by 3.8 percentage points over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent here, as 23.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Australian figure of 20.7%. About 28.6% care for children unpaid, and 11.5% provide other types of unpaid care.
11.5% ▲ +15.3%
Lower than 55% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 74% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 here than in most similar areas, with 3.1% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.1%
Higher than 61% of federal 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 Forrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED507/forrest/topic/community