20.1% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Horsham · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Horsham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 20% of people in Horsham give their time to volunteering, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, and the number of volunteers has risen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.1% of residents volunteer, a rate that is higher than most areas and well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common at 26.9%, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, those providing general unpaid care rose to 13.6% since 2011, though the share of people doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 21.9%.
13.6% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
Defence Force service is less common here than in most areas, with 2.8% of people having served, which is about the same as the Australian average.
2.8%
Lower than 71% of urban centre 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 Horsham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213007/horsham/topic/community