Population — The community of Sun Valley in Parañaque city has an estimated population of 38,688 people (as of 2010) divided among 16 subdivisions and 17 neighborhoods/puroks. There are total of 3,610 house located in different subdivisions with Sun Valley Subdivision (900) having the most number of houses and Road 32 (32) having the least. Meanwhile, there are 9,369 house located in small neighborhoods or puroks with Villa Paraiso (6,089) having the most number of households and Lower Sta. Ana Zone 4 (20) having the least. Specifically, there are 324 families in Villa 1, more than 300 families in Villa 2, 300 families in Riverside, 350 families in the Bukid area, 250 families in Sta. Ana, and 450 families in Camichile.

 

Age — Based on data gathered from an online document, Sun Valley has a population of 14,307 children, wherein 954 of which are under 1 year old and 13,353 are aged from 1 to 17. In percentage, 40% are children, 50% are young adults and 10% are senior citizens.

 

Sex Composition — The population of Sun Valley consists of 18,524 males and 20,114 females, having a distribution of 6.41. Therefore, there are about 60% females, 40% males, and 15% homosexuals. 

 

Income — The income of the residents of Sun Valley is much lower compared to other subdivisions since majority of the occupation of its residents are low to average paying jobs. Those who are paid under the minimum wage are composed of 75% contractual workers while those who are paid in the minimum wage are 25% regular workers.

 

Occupation — The common occupations among the people in Sun Valley are construction workers (50%), security guards (25%), and street vendors (25%).

 

Educational Attainment — Most of those living in the barangay have attained at least a high school degree and some have also achieved college degrees. 50% graduated high school, 25% graduated elementary, and 25%graduated college.

 

Skills — The people of Sun Valley are highly skilled, which is the main reason behind the constant development, as well as industrial and economical progress of the barangay. Some specific skills of the people are business skills in their selling of goods and also in textile making and production. Residents are also skilled in the field of athletics due to the presence of basketball courts, tennis courts, and over four gymnasiums. Barangay Sun Valley also has many officials responsible in maintaining the order of the community, and a number of committees assigned to disaster preparedness and safety within the barangay. Because these are the ones who run the barangay, they set the rules and shape Sun Valley. They also make projects for its betterment and provide job opportunities to other members of the community. Those who are knowledgeable about construction skills have a percentage of 50%, service skills with 25%, and garments (like sewing and tailoring) with 25%.

 

Home Conditions (Toilet, Electricity, Water) — The conditions of each home in the community are important. This is to ensure good sanitation inside our respective houses. Meralco provides continuous supply of electric power. Because of this, we can do our household duties such as cooking. Water supply is also needed for cleaning and drinking. Without these, our work will not be efficient. Our home conditions make our lives easier and more comfortable. Regarding the home conditions in the Villa, 75% is complete and the remaining 25% is uncomfortable with their current situation.

 

Religion — There are 15 religious organizations, 7 parish youth organizations and 4 religious congregations that can be found in the community. In addition, there are also 7 Catholic churches/chapels and 10 Non-Catholic. From the given data, I would say that Barangay Sun Valley is diverse, especially when it comes to religion. The number of the different organizations and churches, both Catholic and Non-Catholic, that are present, is quite plenty compared to Barangay BF Homes. 50% are Catholic, 25% are Born Again Christians, and the remaining 25%are for other religios like Iglesia, Seventh Day, etc.

 

Place — 50% of the community members are that of Visayan origin, 25% from Samar, and 25% consists of others like Ilocano or Bicolano. The place of the community is an essential element in the lives of the people living there. Barangay Sun Valley is surrounded by factories. This may cause detrimental health concerns, since people may inhale toxic substances emitted by the production of the goods. The place is also is too crowded and prone to floods. There were constructions before (for the establishment of the elevated skyway) that could've caused clogging of drainage systems. Petty crimes may also happen in the area because there are many entrance and access points where criminals may enter.

 

Dialects — The Philippines has 8 major dialects: Bikol, Cebuano, Ilonggo, Ilocano, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Tagalog and Waray. In Sun Valley, Parañaque, the people usually use the Tagalog dialect. A dialect is important because it gives a sense of belonging. Through this, it ties and connects people. Without it, communication will be difficult. If you are in this community and do not understand Tagalog, you will most probably have a hard time since if not most, all, of the people here speak this particular dialect. Aside from talking in Tagalog, 50% of the people in Sun Calley know how to speak Visaya, 25% for Waray, and 25% for Ilonggo or Bicolano.