13.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forest Glen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Forest Glen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of residents in Forest Glen now spend significant time on home duties. This is most evident in the 35.3% who do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, a figure far above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and roughly the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common, with 29.4% of residents providing this support, well above the state and national rates. This aligns with the very high 35.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure.
11.8% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 35.3%
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 residents in this area have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
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 Forest Glen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11545/forest-glen/topic/community