30.8% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brookton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Brookton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have fallen since 2011, yet Brookton remains a place where 30.8% of people give their time to others. This is far above the national figure and represents one of the highest levels of volunteering for areas of this type.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 30.8% of residents volunteer, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, though it has dropped 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is much more common here than in most areas, with 25.8% of people doing 15 or more hours a week. In contrast, the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure at 22.8%.
12.7% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.8%
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.
About 3.4% of people in Brookton have served in the Defence Force. This is higher than in most similar areas, while remaining about the same as the Western Australian and national figures.
3.4%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Brookton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509031246/brookton/topic/community