27.0% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forrest · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Forrest
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Forrest stands out among similar areas for the high level of its residents' involvement in community and service roles. More than a quarter of the population volunteers, and the area has a particularly strong history of military service. This community engagement is high compared to both the territory and the nation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27% of people giving their time. This is well above the ACT figure of 18.4% and far above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 23.1%, a higher than usual 15.4% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care. About 20% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is similar to the national figure.
15.4% ▲ +45.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▲ +9.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 20.0%
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.
Military service is common in Forrest, where 7.6% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
7.6%
Higher than 90% 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 Forrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80057/forrest/topic/community