11.6% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brand · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Brand
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid childcare in Brand than in most similar areas, with 31.6% of residents stepping into this role. While family care is common, the area sees lower rates of volunteering and a notably high proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.6% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most areas and well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This rate has fallen 1.5 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, at 31.6%, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This sits alongside 20.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, while 10.6% provide other types of unpaid care.
10.6% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 76% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 93% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 54% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 20.4%
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.
A high proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 5.7% of residents having a military background. This is a little above both the state and national figures, which sit at around 2.9% and 2.8%.
5.7%
Higher than 97% of federal electorate 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 Brand [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED501/brand/topic/community