Sunnybrae · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Sunnybrae

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

More than three times the national rate of volunteering is seen in Sunnybrae, where 35% of people give their time to others. This community is remarkably active in providing unpaid support, though very few residents spend significant time on housework.

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📍 Sunnybrae, Suburb / Locality

Where Sunnybrae sits — Volunteers

35.0% —
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sunnybrae — higher than 90% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Sunnybrae35.0%
5422, SA 21.1%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 35% of people helping out. This is far above the South Australian rate of 17% and the own national figure of 14.1%.

35.0% —

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 53.3%
  • 2021: 35.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

A quarter of residents provide unpaid care, which is far above the national figure of 11.9%. While 30% of people care for children unpaid, no one in the area reported doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework per week.

25.0% —

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

30.0% —

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 30.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the South Australian rate of 3.2% and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.

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 Sunnybrae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41406/sunnybrae/topic/community