18.3% ▼ -28.3%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Terang · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Terang
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 18.3% of people in Terang give their time to volunteering. While this is higher than state and national rates, the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011. This community spirit is reflected in the high number of residents who provide unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.3% of residents helping out, which is well above the Victorian rate of 13.3%. However, this figure has dropped by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, as 15.3% of people provide care, which is much higher than most areas. While those doing 15 or more hours of housework are well above the national figure, the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national rate of 26.3%.
15.3% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the national figure, though it is lower than in most other similar areas.
2.8%
Lower than 72% 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 Terang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215083/terang/topic/community