Employment

Unpaid domestic work

About this topic

Unpaid domestic work measures how much time people aged 15 years and over spent doing housework for their household in the week before the Census. It helps show the distribution of unpaid labour that supports home and family life.

This topic is useful for understanding household roles, time pressures, and gender or life-stage differences in unpaid work. It is best read with household type, employment, and income, because the amount of unpaid domestic work can be shaped by family structure and the ability to outsource tasks.

Interpretation notes

  • The hours refer to unpaid domestic work done for the person's household in the week before the Census.
  • This topic does not measure childcare, disability care, or other unpaid help unless it falls within domestic work for the household.

Key insight

In 2021, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Youngs Siding, accounting for 80.8% (215 people). This share was higher than Albany (C) (71.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 30 Hours Or More, which decreased by 15 people and 4.5 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Youngs Siding - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Youngs Siding in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Albany (C) and change since 2016.

Unpaid domestic work snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Youngs Siding, with comparison markers for Albany (C).

Youngs Siding
Albany (C)

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

215

% of total

80.8%

Change from 2016

+4.9pp

Less Than 5 Hours

2021 count

56

% of total

21.1%

Change from 2016

+4.3pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

2021 count

86

% of total

32.3%

Change from 2016

+5.4pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

2021 count

44

% of total

16.5%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

30 Hours Or More

2021 count

29

% of total

10.9%

Change from 2016

-4.5pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

29

% of total

10.9%

Change from 2016

-2.4pp

Not Stated

2021 count

28

% of total

10.5%

Change from 2016

+1.1pp

Data table

Unpaid domestic work for Youngs Siding. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Albany (C).

Unpaid domestic work for Youngs Siding. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Albany (C).
Unpaid domestic work for Youngs Siding. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Albany (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Albany (C)%Count%Albany (C)%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work21580.8%71.6%21775.9%71.6%-2+4.9pp
Less Than 5 Hours5621.1%19.3%4816.8%20.1%+8+4.3pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours8632.3%28.6%7726.9%26.8%+9+5.4pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours4416.5%13.4%4816.8%13.3%-4-0.3pp
30 Hours Or More2910.9%10.3%4415.4%11.5%-15-4.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work2910.9%21.2%3813.3%18.3%-9-2.4pp
Not Stated2810.5%7.2%279.4%10.1%+1+1.1pp
Total266100.0%100.0%286100.0%100.0%-200.0pp