14.8% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Horseshoe Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Horseshoe Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Horseshoe Creek provide unpaid childcare, marking it as a standout feature for this area. While few residents have served in the military, many others contribute through housework and caring for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure and about the same as the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care for children is very common, with 35.2% of people doing so, well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with 27.8% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, though only 5.6% provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
5.6% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.2% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 27.8%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the rates for both the state and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Horseshoe Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11947/horseshoe-creek/topic/community