59.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sunnyvale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sunnyvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 60% of people in Sunnyvale volunteer their time, which is a strikingly high figure compared to the rest of the country. This creates a community where people are far more likely to give their time for free or take on significant unpaid care roles at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 59.3% of residents helping out. This is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, with 51.9% caring for children and 37.0% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures are far above the state and national averages, and 25.9% of people provide some form of unpaid care.
25.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
51.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 37.0%
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 Sunnyvale has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the South Australian figure of 3.2% and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Sunnyvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41409/sunnyvale/topic/community