21.3% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sunnyside · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sunnyside
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 21% of people in Sunnyside volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong tendency for residents to provide unpaid care and help at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.3% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is well above the 17% seen across South Australia and 14.1% nationally.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 28.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This aligns with higher rates of people providing unpaid care, including 28.1% who look after children.
14.6% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 28.1%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the state average of 3.2%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Sunnyside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41408/sunnyside/topic/community