13.7% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forcett · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Forcett
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher than most areas, 6.3% of people in Forcett have served in the Defence Force. While military service is common, other forms of community involvement vary, with a high number of residents providing unpaid care for children and the elderly.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in other parts of the state, with 13.7% of people helping out. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a big part of life in Forcett, as 14.3% of people provide care and 27.4% look after children unpaid. Both figures are a little above the national and state averages.
14.3% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
The community has a strong military connection, with 6.3% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.3%
Higher than 87% 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).
More for Forcett
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Forcett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60207/forcett/topic/community