14.9% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forest Hill · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Forest Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well below state and national figures for childcare and housework, Forest Hill (L) (Qld) sees fewer residents engaged in unpaid domestic roles. While 14.9% of people volunteer, this is lower than in most similar areas. The local tendency to provide unpaid care has generally declined since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. However, this is lower than most similar areas and has fallen 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care roles are uncommon here, with only 20.1% of people caring for children and 17.5% doing heavy housework, both well below the national figures. Both of these figures have fallen since 2011, while the 12% who provide general unpaid care is about the same as the rest of the country.
12.0% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.1% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.5% ▼ -40.3%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 17.5%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in the area, with only 2.6% of people having served. This is a little below the Queensland figure and much lower than most similar areas.
2.6%
Lower than 74% of urban centre 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 Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322046/forest-hill/topic/community