# Community Participation — Forest Lodge

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Area: Forest Lodge (Suburb / Locality)

Lower levels of unpaid work and care define Forest Lodge compared to most similar areas. While 15.6% of people volunteer, the suburb sees far fewer residents providing unpaid care for children or the elderly than the state and national figures.

About 15.6% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is still a little above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.

Unpaid work is much lower here than in most areas, with only 19.6% of people caring for children unpaid. This is well below the national figure of 26.3%, and similarly, far fewer people provide general unpaid care or spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.

Only 1.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 15.6% | -25.9% since 2011 |
| People providing unpaid care | 8.2% | +8.6% since 2011 |
| People caring for children unpaid | 19.6% | +2.6% since 2011 |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 1.0% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 16.7% | +39.2% since 2011 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11549/forest-lodge/topic/community