16.0% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Horse Camp · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Horse Camp
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Seven per cent of people in Horse Camp have served in the Defence Force, a rate well above the national figure. While few residents provide unpaid childcare, others contribute heavily through housework and general caregiving. This highlights a community with strong ties to service and a high level of support for others at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16% of the community volunteers, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is far below the national figure at 14.3%, yet 15.7% of people provide other unpaid care. This is well above the national average, and 27.9% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
15.7% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.3% ▼ -42.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▼ -30.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 27.9%
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.
The 7% of residents who have served in the Defence Force is among the highest for areas of this size, sitting well above both the state and national rates.
7.0%
Higher than 89% 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 Horse Camp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31360/horse-camp/topic/community