24.0% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glen Forrest · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glen Forrest
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Glen Forrest volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This community shows a strong commitment to unpaid work, with high levels of volunteering and a significant number of residents providing care and housework for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 27.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%. Similarly, 29.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the Australian average.
13.4% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.8% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 27.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.9% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Glen Forrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50552/glen-forrest/topic/community