15.5% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forster · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Forster
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas, making this a standout feature of Forster. While volunteer rates are lower than in many other places, they remain a little above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 18.4%, though 13.5% of people provide some form of unpaid care. Meanwhile, 23.9% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the Australian figure.
13.5% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.4% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.2% of the population, which is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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 Forster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11553/forster/topic/community