10.1% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Horsley Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Horsley Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few people in Horsley Park engage in formal volunteering compared to other areas. Only 10.1% of residents volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. While community service is low, a significant number of residents spend a great deal of time on unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.1% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 27.6% of residents do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. However, the 20.7% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.1% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.7% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 27.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.0% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 67% 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 Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11950/horsley-park/topic/community