14.0% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forbes · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Forbes
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Forbes (Vic.) has remained steady over the last decade, with a small but consistent group of residents contributing their time. While volunteering rates align with national figures, the area stands out for a higher proportion of people providing unpaid care compared to most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and roughly the same as the Victorian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.7% of people providing support, which is a little above the national figure. However, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is 21.3%, well below the state and national averages.
14.7% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
About 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is around the middle for its level and about the same as the Victorian average.
2.3%
Lower than 57% 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 Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20936/forbes/topic/community