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.
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Key insight
In 2021, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Black Rock (Vic.), accounting for 80% (4,312 people). This share was higher than Bayside (C) (76.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which decreased by 4,401 people, while its share rose by 4.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Black Rock (Vic.) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Black Rock (Vic.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Bayside (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Black Rock (Vic.), with comparison markers for Bayside (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
4,312
% of total
80.0%
Change from 2016
+4.3pp
4,312
80.0%
+4.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
1,324
% of total
24.6%
Change from 2016
-2.2pp
1,324
24.6%
-2.2pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
1,686
% of total
31.3%
Change from 2016
+3.4pp
1,686
31.3%
+3.4pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
879
% of total
16.3%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
879
16.3%
+3.6pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
423
% of total
7.8%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
423
7.8%
-0.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
875
% of total
16.2%
Change from 2016
-2.9pp
875
16.2%
-2.9pp
Not Stated
2021 count
197
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
197
3.7%
-1.6pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
-4,401
+4.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-1,755
-2.2pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
-1,525
+3.4pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
-585
+3.6pp
30 Hours Or More
-536
-0.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
-1,320
-2.9pp
Not Stated
-412
-1.6pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Black Rock (Vic.). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Bayside (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Bayside (C)% | Count | % | Bayside (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 4,312 | 80.0% | 76.4% | 8,713 | 75.7% | 75.1% | -4,401 | +4.3pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 1,324 | 24.6% | 23.3% | 3,079 | 26.8% | 26.5% | -1,755 | -2.2pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 1,686 | 31.3% | 31.3% | 3,211 | 27.9% | 28.0% | -1,525 | +3.4pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 879 | 16.3% | 14.1% | 1,464 | 12.7% | 12.7% | -585 | +3.6pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 423 | 7.8% | 7.7% | 959 | 8.3% | 8.0% | -536 | -0.5pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 875 | 16.2% | 19.5% | 2,195 | 19.1% | 18.1% | -1,320 | -2.9pp |
| Not Stated | 197 | 3.7% | 4.1% | 609 | 5.3% | 6.8% | -412 | -1.6pp |
| Total | 5,389 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 11,510 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -6,121 | 0.0pp |