21.1% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pallamana · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pallamana
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a fifth of people in Pallamana volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This community shows a strong commitment to unpaid work, particularly in looking after children and managing the home, while also having a notably higher proportion of Defence Force veterans than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above both the South Australian rate of 17.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%. This is higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid domestic work is common here, with 29.8% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the national 20.7%. This is consistent with a much higher rate of people caring for children unpaid (31.6%), though the 8.8% who provide other unpaid care is well below the national figure.
8.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.8% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 29.8%
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.
A much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.4% of the population being veterans. This is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
5.4%
Higher than 84% 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 Pallamana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41091/pallamana/topic/community