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 Lalor Park, accounting for 60.8% (3,828 people). This share was higher than Blacktown (C) (60.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 323 people and 4.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Lalor Park - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Lalor Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Blacktown (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Lalor Park, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
3,828
% of total
60.8%
Change from 2016
-2.8pp
3,828
60.8%
-2.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
1,052
% of total
16.7%
Change from 2016
-4.8pp
1,052
16.7%
-4.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
1,446
% of total
23.0%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
1,446
23.0%
-1.4pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
700
% of total
11.1%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
700
11.1%
+1.9pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
630
% of total
10.0%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
630
10.0%
+1.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
1,948
% of total
30.9%
Change from 2016
+4.6pp
1,948
30.9%
+4.6pp
Not Stated
2021 count
521
% of total
8.3%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
521
8.3%
-1.9pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
-106
-2.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-280
-4.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
-64
-1.4pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+130
+1.9pp
30 Hours Or More
+108
+1.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+323
+4.6pp
Not Stated
-108
-1.9pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Lalor Park. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blacktown (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Blacktown (C)% | Count | % | Blacktown (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 3,828 | 60.8% | 60.1% | 3,934 | 63.6% | 64.5% | -106 | -2.8pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 1,052 | 16.7% | 16.4% | 1,332 | 21.5% | 21.4% | -280 | -4.8pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 1,446 | 23.0% | 22.9% | 1,510 | 24.4% | 23.6% | -64 | -1.4pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 700 | 11.1% | 11.2% | 570 | 9.2% | 10.2% | +130 | +1.9pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 630 | 10.0% | 9.6% | 522 | 8.4% | 9.3% | +108 | +1.6pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 1,948 | 30.9% | 33.0% | 1,625 | 26.3% | 28.2% | +323 | +4.6pp |
| Not Stated | 521 | 8.3% | 6.8% | 629 | 10.2% | 7.3% | -108 | -1.9pp |
| Total | 6,296 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6,182 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +114 | 0.0pp |