9.7% ▼ -32.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Horsley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Horsley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of residents in Horsley now provide unpaid childcare, making it a standout feature of the area's community life. While many locals are busy with these home responsibilities, far fewer people engage in traditional volunteering compared to other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.7% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 34.0% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 25.3%. Other home duties are more typical, with 23.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 13.6% providing general unpaid care.
13.6% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.0% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 1.9% of the population having served, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Horsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11949/horsley/topic/community