37.2% ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Horrocks · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Horrocks
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people in Horrocks volunteer than in the rest of the state. Around 37.2% of the community give their time to others, which is over 20 points higher than the Western Australian figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 37.2% of residents helping out. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 37.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with a much higher rate of people providing general unpaid care, at 17.8%.
17.8% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▲ +45.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.2% ▲ +63.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 37.2%
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.
About 2.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Horrocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50655/horrocks/topic/community