20.0% ▼ -31.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Terang · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Terang
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have climbed significantly since 2011, making Terang a place where people are now far more likely to give their time to others. One in five residents now volunteers, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20% of people in Terang volunteer, a rate that is well above both the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.3% of people providing such support, which is well above the national figure. This is seen in the 24.4% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a result well above the Victorian and national averages.
15.3% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 service is typical for the region, with 2.6% of residents having served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Terang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22488/terang/topic/community