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 Robin Hill, accounting for 79.9% (609 people). This share was higher than Bathurst Regional (A) (68.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 43 people and 5.2 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Robin Hill - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Robin Hill in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Bathurst Regional (A) and change since 2016.

Unpaid domestic work snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Robin Hill, with comparison markers for Bathurst Regional (A).

Robin Hill
Bathurst Regional (A)

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

609

% of total

79.9%

Change from 2016

-2.9pp

Less Than 5 Hours

2021 count

176

% of total

23.1%

Change from 2016

+0.3pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

2021 count

232

% of total

30.4%

Change from 2016

-1.2pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

2021 count

123

% of total

16.1%

Change from 2016

-0.8pp

30 Hours Or More

2021 count

78

% of total

10.2%

Change from 2016

-1.3pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

145

% of total

19.0%

Change from 2016

+5.2pp

Not Stated

2021 count

8

% of total

1.0%

Change from 2016

-3.1pp

Data table

Unpaid domestic work for Robin Hill. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Bathurst Regional (A).

Unpaid domestic work for Robin Hill. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Bathurst Regional (A).
Unpaid domestic work for Robin Hill. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Bathurst Regional (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Bathurst Regional (A)%Count%Bathurst Regional (A)%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work60979.9%68.5%61182.8%69.6%-2-2.9pp
Less Than 5 Hours17623.1%19.3%16822.8%20.7%+8+0.3pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours23230.4%27.8%23331.6%26.8%-1-1.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours12316.1%12.8%12516.9%12.3%-2-0.8pp
30 Hours Or More7810.2%8.6%8511.5%9.7%-7-1.3pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work14519.0%23.3%10213.8%18.2%+43+5.2pp
Not Stated81.0%8.2%304.1%12.3%-22-3.1pp
Total762100.0%100.0%738100.0%100.0%+240.0pp