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.
Related topics
Key insight
In 2021, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Bellfield (Banyule - Vic.), accounting for 64.9% (1,075 people). This share was lower than Banyule (C) (74%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 97 people and 3.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Bellfield (Banyule - Vic.) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Bellfield (Banyule - Vic.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Banyule (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Bellfield (Banyule - Vic.), with comparison markers for Banyule (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
1,075
% of total
64.9%
Change from 2016
-2.9pp
1,075
64.9%
-2.9pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
316
% of total
19.1%
Change from 2016
-4.1pp
316
19.1%
-4.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
472
% of total
28.5%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
472
28.5%
+2.6pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
171
% of total
10.3%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
171
10.3%
+0.5pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
116
% of total
7.0%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
116
7.0%
-2.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
467
% of total
28.2%
Change from 2016
+3.2pp
467
28.2%
+3.2pp
Not Stated
2021 count
102
% of total
6.2%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
102
6.2%
-1.4pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+71
-2.9pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-27
-4.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+89
+2.6pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+26
+0.5pp
30 Hours Or More
-17
-2.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+97
+3.2pp
Not Stated
-11
-1.4pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Bellfield (Banyule - Vic.). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Banyule (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Banyule (C)% | Count | % | Banyule (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 1,075 | 64.9% | 74.0% | 1,004 | 67.8% | 73.7% | +71 | -2.9pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 316 | 19.1% | 21.4% | 343 | 23.2% | 24.5% | -27 | -4.1pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 472 | 28.5% | 30.8% | 383 | 25.9% | 28.0% | +89 | +2.6pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 171 | 10.3% | 13.4% | 145 | 9.8% | 12.4% | +26 | +0.5pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 116 | 7.0% | 8.3% | 133 | 9.0% | 8.8% | -17 | -2.0pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 467 | 28.2% | 22.2% | 370 | 25.0% | 19.8% | +97 | +3.2pp |
| Not Stated | 102 | 6.2% | 3.9% | 113 | 7.6% | 6.5% | -11 | -1.4pp |
| Total | 1,656 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,480 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +176 | 0.0pp |