25.3% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forest Grove · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Forest Grove
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Forest Grove than in the rest of the country. About 25.3% of residents give their time to others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution is a standout feature for the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.3% of people helping out, a figure well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life for 15.2% of residents, which is well above the national figure. While this is much higher than most areas, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national averages.
15.2% ▲ +87.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
Very few people in Forest Grove have served in the Defence Force, with 1.4% doing so, which is a little below the 2.8% national average.
1.4%
Lower than 64% 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 Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50512/forest-grove/topic/community