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 West Ridgley, accounting for 56.2% (59 people). This share was lower than Burnie (C) (67.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which decreased by 69 people and 8.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
West Ridgley - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for West Ridgley in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Burnie (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for West Ridgley, with comparison markers for Burnie (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
59
% of total
56.2%
Change from 2016
-8.4pp
59
56.2%
-8.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
11
% of total
10.5%
Change from 2016
-10.7pp
11
10.5%
-10.7pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
21
% of total
20.0%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
21
20.0%
+1.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
19
% of total
18.1%
Change from 2016
+4.0pp
19
18.1%
+4.0pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
8
% of total
7.6%
Change from 2016
-3.0pp
8
7.6%
-3.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
23
% of total
21.9%
Change from 2016
-2.3pp
23
21.9%
-2.3pp
Not Stated
2021 count
19
% of total
18.1%
Change from 2016
+8.5pp
19
18.1%
+8.5pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
-69
-8.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-31
-10.7pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
-16
+1.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
-9
+4.0pp
30 Hours Or More
-13
-3.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
-25
-2.3pp
Not Stated
0
+8.5pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for West Ridgley. 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 | 59 | 56.2% | 67.9% | 128 | 64.6% | 69.0% | -69 | -8.4pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 11 | 10.5% | 18.3% | 42 | 21.2% | 18.7% | -31 | -10.7pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 21 | 20.0% | 27.3% | 37 | 18.7% | 26.0% | -16 | +1.3pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 19 | 18.1% | 12.4% | 28 | 14.1% | 13.2% | -9 | +4.0pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 8 | 7.6% | 10.0% | 21 | 10.6% | 11.1% | -13 | -3.0pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 23 | 21.9% | 26.4% | 48 | 24.2% | 22.7% | -25 | -2.3pp |
| Not Stated | 19 | 18.1% | 5.6% | 19 | 9.6% | 8.2% | 0 | +8.5pp |
| Total | 105 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 198 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -93 | 0.0pp |