29.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forest Springs · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Forest Springs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines Forest Springs, where nearly 30% of residents give their time to help others. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, marking the area as one of the most active for community service in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 30% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and 16 percentage points above both the Queensland and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.4% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework—well above the national figure—those caring for children unpaid are well below the national average at 18.7%. Only 8.8% of people provide unpaid care, which is well below the 11.9% seen across Australia.
8.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.7% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31066/forest-springs/topic/community