Division of Brand

Brand Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Brand in Western Australia, 2016.
Created	1984
MP	Madeleine King
Party	Labor
Namesake	Sir David Brand
Electors	106,963 (2019)
Area	377 km2 (145.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Brand is an Australian electoral division in the state of Western Australia. The division was named after Sir David Brand, a former state premier.^[1] It was created in 1984 because of the large increase in population. It covers an area of 411 km² south of Perth.^[1] It includes the City of Kwinana, City of Rockingham and the northern section of the City of Mandurah.^[2]

According to the 2006 census, Brand is the electorate with the lowest proportion (12.6%) of residents with a university qualification.^[3]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Profile of the electoral division of Brand (WA)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
2. ↑ See redistributed boundary at foot of map AEC Boundary Map (PDF)
3. ↑ Brand Australian Broadcasting Corporation: 2010 Election, accessed: 22 August 2010