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 Boroondara (C), accounting for 76.2% (107,352 people). This share was higher than Greater Melbourne (66.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in between 5 And 14 Hours, which increased by 5,945 people and 3.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Boroondara (C) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Boroondara (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Melbourne and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Boroondara (C), with comparison markers for Greater Melbourne.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
107,352
% of total
76.2%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
107,352
76.2%
+1.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
33,713
% of total
23.9%
Change from 2016
-4.1pp
33,713
23.9%
-4.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
43,951
% of total
31.2%
Change from 2016
+3.7pp
43,951
31.2%
+3.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
18,979
% of total
13.5%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
18,979
13.5%
+1.7pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
10,709
% of total
7.6%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
10,709
7.6%
0.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
28,507
% of total
20.2%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
28,507
20.2%
+1.1pp
Not Stated
2021 count
5,101
% of total
3.6%
Change from 2016
-2.4pp
5,101
3.6%
-2.4pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+3,693
+1.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-5,059
-4.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+5,945
+3.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+2,686
+1.7pp
30 Hours Or More
+121
0.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+2,010
+1.1pp
Not Stated
-3,175
-2.4pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Boroondara (C). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Melbourne.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Melbourne% | Count | % | Greater Melbourne% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 107,352 | 76.2% | 66.6% | 103,659 | 74.9% | 68.2% | +3,693 | +1.3pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 33,713 | 23.9% | 20.4% | 38,772 | 28.0% | 24.5% | -5,059 | -4.1pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 43,951 | 31.2% | 27.1% | 38,006 | 27.5% | 25.3% | +5,945 | +3.7pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 18,979 | 13.5% | 11.3% | 16,293 | 11.8% | 10.5% | +2,686 | +1.7pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 10,709 | 7.6% | 7.8% | 10,588 | 7.6% | 8.0% | +121 | 0.0pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 28,507 | 20.2% | 27.9% | 26,497 | 19.1% | 24.1% | +2,010 | +1.1pp |
| Not Stated | 5,101 | 3.6% | 5.5% | 8,276 | 6.0% | 7.7% | -3,175 | -2.4pp |
| Total | 140,967 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 138,430 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +2,537 | 0.0pp |