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 Romaine, accounting for 71.4% (1,077 people). This share was higher than Burnie (C) (67.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 85 people and 4 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Romaine - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Romaine in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Burnie (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Romaine, with comparison markers for Burnie (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
1,077
% of total
71.4%
Change from 2016
-2.4pp
1,077
71.4%
-2.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
304
% of total
20.1%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
304
20.1%
+0.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
442
% of total
29.3%
Change from 2016
+2.4pp
442
29.3%
+2.4pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
187
% of total
12.4%
Change from 2016
-2.2pp
187
12.4%
-2.2pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
144
% of total
9.5%
Change from 2016
-2.8pp
144
9.5%
-2.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
364
% of total
24.1%
Change from 2016
+4.0pp
364
24.1%
+4.0pp
Not Stated
2021 count
56
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
-2.4pp
56
3.7%
-2.4pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+53
-2.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+26
+0.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+69
+2.4pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
-15
-2.2pp
30 Hours Or More
-27
-2.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+85
+4.0pp
Not Stated
-28
-2.4pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Romaine. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Burnie (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Burnie (C)% | Count | % | Burnie (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 1,077 | 71.4% | 67.9% | 1,024 | 73.8% | 69.0% | +53 | -2.4pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 304 | 20.1% | 18.3% | 278 | 20.0% | 18.7% | +26 | +0.1pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 442 | 29.3% | 27.3% | 373 | 26.9% | 26.0% | +69 | +2.4pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 187 | 12.4% | 12.4% | 202 | 14.6% | 13.2% | -15 | -2.2pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 144 | 9.5% | 10.0% | 171 | 12.3% | 11.1% | -27 | -2.8pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 364 | 24.1% | 26.4% | 279 | 20.1% | 22.7% | +85 | +4.0pp |
| Not Stated | 56 | 3.7% | 5.6% | 84 | 6.1% | 8.2% | -28 | -2.4pp |
| Total | 1,509 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,387 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +122 | 0.0pp |