12.5% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Terrace Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Terrace Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking gap exists in Terrace Creek where unpaid care is far more common than in most other areas. While 21.9% of residents provide unpaid care, this is well above the national figure. This level of community support stands out against other local participation trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 12.5% of people helping out. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 21.9% of people providing support—a figure far above the state average. This includes 28.1% of residents caring for children, though only 12.5% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well below the national figure.
21.9% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.5% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Terrace Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13814/terrace-creek/topic/community