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 Quedjinup, accounting for 87.5% (294 people). This share was higher than Busselton (C) (73.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which decreased by 52 people and 10.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Quedjinup - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Quedjinup in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Busselton (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Quedjinup, with comparison markers for Busselton (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
294
% of total
87.5%
Change from 2016
+21.4pp
294
87.5%
+21.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
64
% of total
19.0%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
64
19.0%
+1.2pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
111
% of total
33.0%
Change from 2016
+10.3pp
111
33.0%
+10.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
68
% of total
20.2%
Change from 2016
+7.2pp
68
20.2%
+7.2pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
51
% of total
15.2%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
51
15.2%
+2.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
31
% of total
9.2%
Change from 2016
-10.5pp
31
9.2%
-10.5pp
Not Stated
2021 count
8
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
-11.6pp
8
2.4%
-11.6pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+15
+21.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-11
+1.2pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+15
+10.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+13
+7.2pp
30 Hours Or More
-2
+2.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
-52
-10.5pp
Not Stated
-51
-11.6pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Quedjinup. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Busselton (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Busselton (C)% | Count | % | Busselton (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 294 | 87.5% | 73.1% | 279 | 66.1% | 73.0% | +15 | +21.4pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 64 | 19.0% | 19.9% | 75 | 17.8% | 19.9% | -11 | +1.2pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 111 | 33.0% | 28.7% | 96 | 22.7% | 27.3% | +15 | +10.3pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 68 | 20.2% | 14.1% | 55 | 13.0% | 14.1% | +13 | +7.2pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 51 | 15.2% | 10.4% | 53 | 12.6% | 11.7% | -2 | +2.6pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 31 | 9.2% | 20.2% | 83 | 19.7% | 17.3% | -52 | -10.5pp |
| Not Stated | 8 | 2.4% | 6.8% | 59 | 14.0% | 9.8% | -51 | -11.6pp |
| Total | 336 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 422 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -86 | 0.0pp |