21.7% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forestville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Forestville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 21% of people in Forestville give their time to volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, with residents far more likely to volunteer than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.7% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 15.8% of people provide unpaid care—well above the national figure of 11.9%—those caring for children unpaid (23.9%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.4%) are both a little below the state and national averages.
15.8% ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 19.4%
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.
Defence Force veterans make up 2.4% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Forestville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40453/forestville/topic/community