Parnassus Community Profile
The Community Profile provides information about your local community.
Population
At the 2001 Census of Population and Dwellings:
- The census usually resident population count for Parnassus1 was 900, a change of -6.8 percent since 1996.
- In comparison,
the Hurunui District's population has changed by 5.1 percent and
the population for New Zealand as a whole has changed by 3.3 percent since 1996.
Numbers of people counted
| |
Parnassus |
Hurunui District |
New Zealand |
| Males |
465 |
4,989 |
1,823,007 |
| Females |
435 |
4,896 |
1,914,273 |
| Total |
900 |
9,885 |
3,737,277 |
| Change since 1996 Census |
-66 |
480 |
118,974 |
1The area used for this profile is based on Statistics New Zealand's area unit.
Age profile
At the 2001 Census:
-
23.0 percent of people in Parnassus were under the age of 15 years, compared with
23.3 percent in Hurunui District and
22.7 percent for all of New Zealand.
-
14.0 percent of people in Parnassus were aged 65 years and over compared with
13.3 percent of Hurunui District and
12.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Age distribution (years)
| |
Parnassus |
Hurunui District |
New Zealand |
| 0-14 |
23.0% |
23.3% |
22.7% |
| 15-64 |
63.0% |
63.4% |
65.3% |
| 65+ |
14.0% |
13.3% |
12.1% |
Education
At the 2001 Census:
-
28.9 percent of people aged 15 years and over in Parnassus had a post-school qualification, compared with
28.2 percent for Hurunui District and
32.2 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
Highest qualification
| |
Parnassus |
Hurunui District |
New Zealand |
| No qualification |
23.7% |
31.2% |
27.7% |
| School |
47.4% |
40.6% |
40.1% |
| Post-school |
28.9% |
28.2% |
32.2% |
Ethnic groups (total responses)
At the 2001 Census:
- 97.9 percent of people in Parnassus said they belong to the European ethnic group, compared with
97.1 percent for Hurunui District and
80.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
Ethnic groups (total responses)
| |
Parnassus |
Hurunui District |
New Zealand |
| European |
97.9% |
97.1% |
80.1% |
| Maori |
4.8% |
5.4% |
14.7% |
| Pacific Peoples |
0.7% |
0.4% |
6.5% |
| Asian |
0.7% |
0.5% |
6.6% |
| Other |
0.0% |
0.3% |
0.7% |
Income
At the 2001 Census:
- The median income of people in Parnassus is $16,600, compared with
$16,800 for Hurunui District and
$18,500 for all of New Zealand.
Income
| |
Parnassus |
Hurunui District |
New Zealand |
| 100,001 or more |
2.3% |
1.9% |
2.4% |
| 70,001 - 100,000 |
0.9% |
1.3% |
2.7% |
| 50,001 - 70,000 |
3.2% |
4.6% |
6.4% |
| 40,001 - 50,000 |
6.5% |
5.6% |
7.1% |
| 30,001 - 40,000 |
9.2% |
10.8% |
12.1% |
| 20,001 - 30,000 |
18.0% |
18.5% |
16.5% |
| 10,001 - 20,000 |
30.4% |
29.1% |
24.9% |
| 1 - 10,000 |
25.8% |
23.6% |
22.5% |
| Nil |
2.8% |
3.6% |
4.7% |
| Loss |
0.9% |
1.0% |
0.7% |
Employment
At the 2001 Census:
- The unemployment rate in Parnassus was 3.4 percent, compared with
Hurunui District percent for 3.8 and
7.5 percent for all of New Zealand.
- The most popular occupational group in Parnassus was Agriculture and Fishery Workers (58.2 percent).
The most popular occupational group
in Hurunui District was Agriculture and Fishery Workers (38.3 percent) and
for New Zealand as a whole was Service and Sales Workers (14.8 percent).
Families
At the 2001 Census:
Family type
| |
Parnassus |
Hurunui District |
New Zealand |
| Couples with child(ren) |
46.3% |
40.8% |
42.1% |
| Couples without children |
45.1% |
48.0% |
39.0% |
| One parent with child(ren) |
7.3% |
11.2% |
18.9% |
Households
At the 2001 Census:
- The average household size in Parnassus was
2.5 people, compared with
2.5 for Hurunui District and
2.7 for all of New Zealand.
- 98.2 percent of households in Parnassus had access to a telephone, compared with
96.8 percent for Hurunui District and
96.3 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 32.5 percent of households in Parnassus had access to the internet, compared with
29.6 percent for Hurunui District and
37.4 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 98.2 percent of households in Parnassus had access to a motor vehicle, compared with
96.0 percent for Hurunui District and
89.9 percent for the whole of New Zealand.
- There were 354 households in Parnassus.
- 80.2 percent of dwellings in Parnassus were owned with or without a mortgage, compared with
73.8 percent for Hurunui District and
67.8 percent for all of New Zealand.
Information from data collected in the 2001 Household Expenditure Survey shows that:
- The total average annual spending for households in
Parnassus was $39,365 compared with
$39,146 for households in Hurunui District and
$43,682 for the whole of New Zealand.
Average annual household spending for select groups
| |
Parnassus |
Hurunui District |
New Zealand |
| Food |
$6,544 |
$6,350 |
$7,004 |
| Housing |
$9,220 |
$9,676 |
$10,159 |
| Housing Operation |
$5,316 |
$5,154 |
$5,472 |
| Transportation |
$4,734 |
$5,005 |
$7,358 |
Business
In 2002:
- There were 82 business locations (geographic units) in Parnassus compared with
870 in Hurunui District and
309,749 for all of New Zealand.
The information in this profile is based on the 2001 Census of Population and Dwellings, the 2001 Household Expenditure Survey and the New Zealand Business Demographic Statistics.
All population statistics are for the census usually resident population count and have been randomly rounded to base three to preserve confidentiality.
Percentages have been calculated against complete responses; that is, they exclude cases where no answers were provided and have been calculated on the rounded data so do not always total 100%.
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This page last modified on: 30 May 2003