19.9% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Horseshoe Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Horseshoe Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Horseshoe Bay volunteer, making it a place where residents are far more active in community work than in other parts of Queensland. This spirit of participation is a key part of local life, alongside a notable presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.9% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, with only 8.1% doing so. This includes child care, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%, though 24.6% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
8.1% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.1% ▼ -32.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.6%
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.
A much higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.8% of the population having served.
4.8%
Higher than 79% 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 Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31362/horseshoe-bay/topic/community