# Community Participation — Sunnydale

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

Area: Sunnydale (Suburb / Locality)

More people in Sunnydale are contributing to their community through volunteering and service than in most other similar areas. This is a place where 20.5% of residents volunteer and over 10% have served in the Defence Force. These figures are well above the national averages for both activities.

Volunteering is common here, with 20.5% of people giving their time. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17% and the national figure of 14.1%.

A high 53.8% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, the proportion of people providing unpaid care or caring for children is far below state and national levels.

Defence service is very common in Sunnydale, with 10.8% of people having served. This is well above the 2.8% national average and the 3.2% figure for South Australia.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 20.5% | — |
| People providing unpaid care | 0.0% | — |
| People caring for children unpaid | 12.8% | — |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 10.8% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 53.8% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41407/sunnydale/topic/community