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 Baw Baw (S), accounting for 71.7% (33,473 people). This share was higher than Regional Vic. (69.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 5,340 people, while its share fell by 0.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Baw Baw (S) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Baw Baw (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Vic. and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Baw Baw (S), with comparison markers for Regional Vic..
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
33,473
% of total
71.7%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
33,473
71.7%
-0.1pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
8,985
% of total
19.3%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
8,985
19.3%
-1.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
13,007
% of total
27.9%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
13,007
27.9%
+1.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
6,406
% of total
13.7%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
6,406
13.7%
+0.4pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
5,075
% of total
10.9%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
5,075
10.9%
-1.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
10,219
% of total
21.9%
Change from 2016
+3.3pp
10,219
21.9%
+3.3pp
Not Stated
2021 count
2,973
% of total
6.4%
Change from 2016
-3.3pp
2,973
6.4%
-3.3pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+5,340
-0.1pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+1,006
-1.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+2,724
+1.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+1,180
+0.4pp
30 Hours Or More
+430
-1.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+2,949
+3.3pp
Not Stated
-816
-3.3pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Baw Baw (S). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Vic..
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Vic.% | Count | % | Regional Vic.% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 33,473 | 71.7% | 69.2% | 28,133 | 71.8% | 69.2% | +5,340 | -0.1pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 8,985 | 19.3% | 18.5% | 7,979 | 20.4% | 19.9% | +1,006 | -1.1pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 13,007 | 27.9% | 27.3% | 10,283 | 26.2% | 25.8% | +2,724 | +1.7pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 6,406 | 13.7% | 13.4% | 5,226 | 13.3% | 12.9% | +1,180 | +0.4pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 5,075 | 10.9% | 10.0% | 4,645 | 11.9% | 10.7% | +430 | -1.0pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 10,219 | 21.9% | 23.4% | 7,270 | 18.6% | 20.3% | +2,949 | +3.3pp |
| Not Stated | 2,973 | 6.4% | 7.5% | 3,789 | 9.7% | 10.5% | -816 | -3.3pp |
| Total | 46,666 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 39,188 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +7,478 | 0.0pp |