36.6% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Parndana · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Parndana
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Parndana volunteer, making it one of the most active areas for community work. This spirit of giving extends to the home and country, with high rates of unpaid childcare and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 36.6% of residents volunteer, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 30.1% of people providing care, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 13.0% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average.
13.0% ▲ +75.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 5.7% of people having served in the Defence Force, a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.7%
Higher than 86% 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).
More for Parndana
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Parndana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41116/parndana/topic/community