17.0% ▼ -32.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 17.0%
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.
Nearly 28% of people in Forest Glen provide unpaid childcare, a figure higher than most other areas. This community sees a high level of unpaid work at home, though the proportion of volunteers is closer to the state and national typicals.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.1% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. While 28.4% provide unpaid childcare, the 11.7% who provide other unpaid care is lower than most areas.
11.7% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 27.1%
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 3.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 69% 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/SAL31062/forest-glen/topic/community