25.1% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forest Reefs · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Forest Reefs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A quarter of residents in Forest Reefs volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This community is highly active, with many people dedicating their time to unpaid work and local support. It stands out as a place where people are much more likely to give their time than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.1% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is frequent, with 30.3% of people caring for children, which is well above the national average of 26.3%. Similarly, 25.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 13.3% provide other unpaid care.
13.3% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.4%
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.
About 2.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 58% 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 Reefs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11550/forest-reefs/topic/community