12.8% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forest Lake · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Forest Lake
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid childcare in Forest Lake than in most similar areas, though other forms of community work are less common. While 30% of residents look after children without pay, volunteering rates are much lower than in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.8% of people in Forest Lake volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 30% of people providing unpaid care for children, well above the Australian average of 26.3%. In contrast, the 11.9% who provide other unpaid care are fewer than in most areas, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework are also less common than the national figure.
11.9% ▲ +20.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 3.7% of the population have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.7%
Higher than 68% 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 Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31064/forest-lake/topic/community