13.1% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forrestfield - Wattle Grove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Forrestfield - Wattle Grove
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people provide unpaid childcare in Forrestfield - Wattle Grove than in most other areas. About 32.2% of residents do this unpaid work, which is well above the national figure. Other forms of community contribution, like volunteering, are less common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 13.1% of people helping out. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 32.2% of people provide unpaid childcare—well above the state average—the share of residents providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than in most areas. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly sit at 21.0%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
10.3% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.2% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Western Australian figure of 2.9%.
2.5%
Lower than 61% 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 Forrestfield - Wattle Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506051138/forrestfield-wattle-grove/topic/community