22.4% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forest · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Forest
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has grown significantly in Forest, where community spirit is now seen in high rates of volunteering and care. Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This creates a strong pattern of unpaid support across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.4% of people pitching in. This is well above the Tasmanian rate of 18% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Forest, with 34.1% of people caring for children and 27.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above those for the state and the nation. Additionally, 13.9% provide some form of unpaid care, which is slightly higher than the national average.
13.9% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.1% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 27.1%
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.
About 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the national figure, though it is a little below the Tasmanian rate of 4%.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60208/forest/topic/community