12.6% —
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forest Lake - Ellen Grove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove provide unpaid child care, a figure well above the national average. This stands out as the primary way residents contribute to their community, while other forms of participation are more modest.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. Only 12.6% of residents volunteer, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is dominated by children, with 29.6% of people providing this support, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 11.8% provide other types of unpaid care, which is about the same as across Australia.
11.8% —
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% —
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% —
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
A higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most similar areas. This rate is 3.5%, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.5%
Higher than 68% 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 Lake - Ellen Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310011564/forest-lake-ellen-grove/topic/community