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 Algester, accounting for 64.7% (4,564 people). This share was lower than Brisbane (C) (72%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 424 people and 5 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Algester - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Algester in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brisbane (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Algester, with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
4,564
% of total
64.7%
Change from 2016
-4.6pp
4,564
64.7%
-4.6pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
1,320
% of total
18.7%
Change from 2016
-4.8pp
1,320
18.7%
-4.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
1,804
% of total
25.6%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
1,804
25.6%
-1.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
817
% of total
11.6%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
817
11.6%
+1.2pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
623
% of total
8.8%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
623
8.8%
+0.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
2,148
% of total
30.5%
Change from 2016
+5.0pp
2,148
30.5%
+5.0pp
Not Stated
2021 count
343
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
343
4.9%
-0.2pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
-123
-4.6pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-270
-4.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+3
-1.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+112
+1.2pp
30 Hours Or More
+32
+0.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+424
+5.0pp
Not Stated
-1
-0.2pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Algester. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brisbane (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Brisbane (C)% | Count | % | Brisbane (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 4,564 | 64.7% | 72.0% | 4,687 | 69.3% | 72.7% | -123 | -4.6pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 1,320 | 18.7% | 22.7% | 1,590 | 23.5% | 26.6% | -270 | -4.8pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 1,804 | 25.6% | 30.3% | 1,801 | 26.6% | 27.9% | +3 | -1.0pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 817 | 11.6% | 11.8% | 705 | 10.4% | 10.8% | +112 | +1.2pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 623 | 8.8% | 7.1% | 591 | 8.7% | 7.4% | +32 | +0.1pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 2,148 | 30.5% | 22.8% | 1,724 | 25.5% | 19.8% | +424 | +5.0pp |
| Not Stated | 343 | 4.9% | 5.1% | 344 | 5.1% | 7.5% | -1 | -0.2pp |
| Total | 7,053 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6,761 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +292 | 0.0pp |