12.7% —
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forrestfield (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Forrestfield (East Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of people in Forrestfield provide unpaid childcare, the most prominent form of community contribution in the area. While family care is common, other types of volunteering and service are less frequent than in many other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.7% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas and well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The 30.4% of people caring for children unpaid is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 26.3%. Other unpaid work is more typical, with 20.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 11% providing general unpaid care.
11.0% —
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% —
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% —
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.5%, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.5%
Lower than 62% of state electorate 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 Forrestfield (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52102/forrestfield/topic/community