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 Quindanning, accounting for 56.1% (23 people). This share was lower than Boddington (S) (69.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which decreased by 2,449 people and 4.6 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Quindanning - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Quindanning in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Boddington (S) and change since 2016.

Unpaid domestic work change

Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.

2016
2021

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

-2,449

-4.6pp

Less Than 5 Hours

-862

-4.2pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

-955

+7.9pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

-336

-8.2pp

30 Hours Or More

-296

0.0pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

-1,064

-6.8pp

Not Stated

-530

-0.9pp

Data table

Unpaid domestic work for Quindanning. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Boddington (S).

Unpaid domestic work for Quindanning. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Boddington (S).
Unpaid domestic work for Quindanning. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Boddington (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Boddington (S)%Count%Boddington (S)%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work2356.1%69.2%2,47260.7%70.9%-2,449-4.6pp
Less Than 5 Hours717.1%17.6%86921.3%18.4%-862-4.2pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours1331.7%26.9%96823.8%25.1%-955+7.9pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours00.0%12.2%3368.2%13.1%-336-8.2pp
30 Hours Or More37.3%12.5%2997.3%14.3%-2960.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work819.5%20.9%1,07226.3%18.0%-1,064-6.8pp
Not Stated512.2%9.9%53513.1%11.2%-530-0.9pp
Total41100.0%100.0%4,075100.0%100.0%-4,0340.0pp