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 Ashgrove, accounting for 82.2% (8,754 people). This share was higher than Brisbane (C) (72%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 579 people and 1.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Ashgrove - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Ashgrove in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brisbane (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Ashgrove, with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
8,754
% of total
82.2%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
8,754
82.2%
+1.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
2,704
% of total
25.4%
Change from 2016
-2.8pp
2,704
25.4%
-2.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
3,697
% of total
34.7%
Change from 2016
+3.2pp
3,697
34.7%
+3.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
1,544
% of total
14.5%
Change from 2016
+2.2pp
1,544
14.5%
+2.2pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
809
% of total
7.6%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
809
7.6%
-0.7pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
1,603
% of total
15.0%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
1,603
15.0%
+1.0pp
Not Stated
2021 count
284
% of total
2.7%
Change from 2016
-2.9pp
284
2.7%
-2.9pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+579
+1.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-170
-2.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+489
+3.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+293
+2.2pp
30 Hours Or More
-33
-0.7pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+177
+1.0pp
Not Stated
-290
-2.9pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Ashgrove. 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 | 8,754 | 82.2% | 72.0% | 8,175 | 80.4% | 72.7% | +579 | +1.8pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 2,704 | 25.4% | 22.7% | 2,874 | 28.2% | 26.6% | -170 | -2.8pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 3,697 | 34.7% | 30.3% | 3,208 | 31.5% | 27.9% | +489 | +3.2pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 1,544 | 14.5% | 11.8% | 1,251 | 12.3% | 10.8% | +293 | +2.2pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 809 | 7.6% | 7.1% | 842 | 8.3% | 7.4% | -33 | -0.7pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 1,603 | 15.0% | 22.8% | 1,426 | 14.0% | 19.8% | +177 | +1.0pp |
| Not Stated | 284 | 2.7% | 5.1% | 574 | 5.6% | 7.5% | -290 | -2.9pp |
| Total | 10,656 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10,174 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +482 | 0.0pp |