42.1% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forestvale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Forestvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 42.1% of people in Forestvale volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area. Most other participation and care rates sit closer to the state average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 42.1% of residents giving their time, placing Forestvale among the highest for this activity at its level.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many people do a lot of unpaid housework, with 31.6% spending 15 hours or more a week on it, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, unpaid childcare is a little below the state average at 23.7%, and the rate of people providing other unpaid care is well below most areas at 7.9%.
7.9% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.6% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 31.6%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in Forestvale, where 0.0% of residents have served, a figure 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 Forestvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31069/forestvale/topic/community