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 Cairnlea, accounting for 55.5% (4,497 people). This share was higher than Brimbank (C) (53.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 660 people and 5.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Cairnlea - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Cairnlea in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brimbank (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cairnlea, with comparison markers for Brimbank (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
4,497
% of total
55.5%
Change from 2016
-4.4pp
4,497
55.5%
-4.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
1,573
% of total
19.4%
Change from 2016
-2.4pp
1,573
19.4%
-2.4pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
1,627
% of total
20.1%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
1,627
20.1%
-2.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
694
% of total
8.6%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
694
8.6%
+0.1pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
603
% of total
7.4%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
603
7.4%
+0.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
3,216
% of total
39.7%
Change from 2016
+5.5pp
3,216
39.7%
+5.5pp
Not Stated
2021 count
399
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
399
4.9%
-1.0pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+25
-4.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-58
-2.4pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
-27
-2.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+56
+0.1pp
30 Hours Or More
+54
+0.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+660
+5.5pp
Not Stated
-42
-1.0pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Cairnlea. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brimbank (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Brimbank (C)% | Count | % | Brimbank (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 4,497 | 55.5% | 53.2% | 4,472 | 59.9% | 57.8% | +25 | -4.4pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 1,573 | 19.4% | 16.7% | 1,631 | 21.8% | 20.4% | -58 | -2.4pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 1,627 | 20.1% | 19.9% | 1,654 | 22.1% | 20.6% | -27 | -2.0pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 694 | 8.6% | 8.9% | 638 | 8.5% | 8.7% | +56 | +0.1pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 603 | 7.4% | 7.7% | 549 | 7.3% | 8.1% | +54 | +0.1pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 3,216 | 39.7% | 39.4% | 2,556 | 34.2% | 33.3% | +660 | +5.5pp |
| Not Stated | 399 | 4.9% | 7.4% | 441 | 5.9% | 8.9% | -42 | -1.0pp |
| Total | 8,106 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7,470 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +636 | 0.0pp |