12.4% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forrestfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Forrestfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 12.4% of people in Forrestfield volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. While community volunteering is low, the area sees a higher than usual number of people caring for children unpaid. This mix of data suggests a community focused more on family duties than external volunteer work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 12.4%, the proportion of volunteers in Forrestfield is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 28.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. However, the 10.3% of people providing other unpaid care is lower than most areas.
10.3% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 20.4%
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.
Around 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Forrestfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50518/forrestfield/topic/community