22.6% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Horsham · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Horsham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well over 22% of people in Horsham volunteer, a figure far higher than the Victorian average. This strong community spirit is a standout feature of the area, even though the number of volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.6% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure. This is higher than most similar areas, despite a 7.5 point fall since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.7% of people providing care—a rate much higher than most areas. Around 26.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
13.7% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 people in Horsham have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) 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 Horsham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA23190/horsham/topic/community