10.4% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brabham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Brabham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people provide unpaid childcare in Brabham than in most other areas. While 42.3% of residents care for children without pay, only 10.4% of the community volunteers, which is well below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.4% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is well below both the Western Australian average of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 42.3% of people providing unpaid care for children, far above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, only 7.3% of people provide other types of unpaid care, which is well below most other areas.
7.3% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
42.3% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.8% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.8%
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 1.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
1.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Brabham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50173/brabham/topic/community