14.3% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forest Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Forest Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Forest Hill sits around the middle for most types of community involvement compared to similar areas. While 13.4% of people provide unpaid care, which is higher than most areas, volunteering has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of people volunteer here, a figure that is about the same as the state and national totals. This is a decline from 2011, when 19.0% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 26.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the rest of Australia. However, providing general unpaid care has risen to 13.4%, a rate that is a little above the national figure.
13.4% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 1.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.9%
Lower than 75% 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 Forest Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211041269/forest-hill/topic/community