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 St Helena, accounting for 76.5% (1,822 people). This share was higher than Banyule (C) (74%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in less Than 5 Hours, which decreased by 115 people and 4.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
St Helena - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for St Helena in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Banyule (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for St Helena, with comparison markers for Banyule (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
1,822
% of total
76.5%
Change from 2016
+3.2pp
1,822
76.5%
+3.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
540
% of total
22.7%
Change from 2016
-4.3pp
540
22.7%
-4.3pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
724
% of total
30.4%
Change from 2016
+5.2pp
724
30.4%
+5.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
350
% of total
14.7%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
350
14.7%
+1.9pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
208
% of total
8.7%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
208
8.7%
+0.4pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
467
% of total
19.6%
Change from 2016
-3.1pp
467
19.6%
-3.1pp
Not Stated
2021 count
106
% of total
4.4%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
106
4.4%
+0.3pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+42
+3.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-115
-4.3pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+111
+5.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+40
+1.9pp
30 Hours Or More
+6
+0.4pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
-85
-3.1pp
Not Stated
+6
+0.3pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for St Helena. 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 | 1,822 | 76.5% | 74.0% | 1,780 | 73.3% | 73.7% | +42 | +3.2pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 540 | 22.7% | 21.4% | 655 | 27.0% | 24.5% | -115 | -4.3pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 724 | 30.4% | 30.8% | 613 | 25.2% | 28.0% | +111 | +5.2pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 350 | 14.7% | 13.4% | 310 | 12.8% | 12.4% | +40 | +1.9pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 208 | 8.7% | 8.3% | 202 | 8.3% | 8.8% | +6 | +0.4pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 467 | 19.6% | 22.2% | 552 | 22.7% | 19.8% | -85 | -3.1pp |
| Not Stated | 106 | 4.4% | 3.9% | 100 | 4.1% | 6.5% | +6 | +0.3pp |
| Total | 2,383 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,430 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -47 | 0.0pp |