10.8% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forest Lake - Oxley · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Forest Lake - Oxley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10.8% of people in Forest Lake - Oxley volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average. This low rate of community involvement is part of a downward trend, as volunteering has fallen 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Forest Lake - Oxley is much lower than in most other areas, sitting well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 25.7% of people provide unpaid childcare—about the same as the national figure—far fewer residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework compared to most areas. Unpaid care for others is also a little below the state and national rates at 10.2%.
10.2% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.6% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 16.6%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland average.
2.6%
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) 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 - Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31001/forest-lake-oxley/topic/community