Bramley · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Bramley

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Far fewer people do heavy housework in Bramley than in other parts of the country. Only 5.3% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid domestic chores. This stands out as the most unusual figure for the area's community involvement.

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📍 Bramley, Suburb / Locality

Where Bramley sits — Volunteers

15.8%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bramley — lower than 61% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Bramley15.8%
6285, WA 22.2%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 15.8% of people here volunteer, which is lower than in most similar areas. This is roughly the same as the Western Australian figure and a little above the national rate.

15.8%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.1%
  • 2021: 15.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care for children is provided by 25.3% of residents, which is well below the state average. While 12.6% of people provide some form of unpaid care, only 5.3% do a large amount of housework, a figure far below both the state and national levels.

12.6%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.4%
  • 2021: 12.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

25.3%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.5%
  • 2021: 25.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

5.3%

Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.5%
  • 2021: 5.3%

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 Bramley has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the rates for Western Australia and Australia.

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 Bramley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50174/bramley/topic/community