24.6% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sun Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sun Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost one in four people in Sun Valley volunteer, which is far more than in most other parts of the country. This strong spirit of helping others is seen in the high rates of community service and unpaid care throughout the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Household duties are common here, with 36.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. Unpaid childcare is also slightly more common than usual at 27.7%.
13.6% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.6% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 36.6%
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 very common in this area, with 7.6% of people having served, which is well above the 2.8% national average.
7.6%
Higher than 90% 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 Sun Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13706/sun-valley/topic/community