23.5% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forbesdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Forbesdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Forbesdale than in the rest of the state. About 23.5% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong community spirit is seen alongside a high rate of unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.5% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and well above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common, with 30.9% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 12.8% provide unpaid care and 24.2% care for children, both rates being close to the state and national averages.
12.8% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.9% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 30.9%
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.
No one in Forbesdale has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Forbesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11542/forbesdale/topic/community