20.0% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forth · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Forth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 29% of residents in Forth do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework each week, a figure well above the national average. This community is active in both unpaid work and civic life, with a notable number of people supporting others and serving their country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in five people in Forth volunteer their time, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common here, with 29% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it, well above most other areas. Meanwhile, 25.3% care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.9% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 29.0%
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.
A much higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.8% of residents having served.
4.8%
Higher than 79% 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 Forth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60211/forth/topic/community