16.0% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glebe - Forest Lodge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Glebe - Forest Lodge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Sixteen per cent of people in Glebe - Forest Lodge volunteer their time, which is well above the New South Wales figure. This high level of community activity stands out in an area where very few people perform unpaid care roles. Overall, the suburb is more likely to volunteer than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.0% of residents helping out, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is 2.7 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 15.0% of people caring for children—far below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, the 15.0% of people doing over 15 hours of housework is among the lowest for this area type.
9.2% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.0% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.0% ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 15.0%
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.
Only 1.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average.
1.5%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Glebe - Forest Lodge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031331/glebe-forest-lodge/topic/community