17.7% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
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Community Participation in Forbes
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significantly higher rate of volunteering defines the community spirit in Forbes, where 17.7% of residents give their time to others. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Local involvement in unpaid work and service remains a key part of life here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.7% of people in Forbes volunteer, which is well above both the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 12.5% of residents provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure. Unpaid childcare is also common at 25.0%, while 22.6% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a rate lower than most areas.
12.5% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
Defence service is common among 2.4% of the population, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.
2.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality 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 Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11539/forbes/topic/community