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 Byron Bay, accounting for 64.7% (3,637 people). This share was lower than Byron (A) (71.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 659 people and 3.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Byron Bay - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Byron Bay in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Byron (A) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Byron Bay, with comparison markers for Byron (A).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
3,637
% of total
64.7%
Change from 2016
+3.1pp
3,637
64.7%
+3.1pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
1,248
% of total
22.2%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
1,248
22.2%
-1.4pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
1,477
% of total
26.3%
Change from 2016
+3.9pp
1,477
26.3%
+3.9pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
586
% of total
10.4%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
586
10.4%
+0.5pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
326
% of total
5.8%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
326
5.8%
+0.2pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
1,383
% of total
24.6%
Change from 2016
+7.9pp
1,383
24.6%
+7.9pp
Not Stated
2021 count
602
% of total
10.7%
Change from 2016
-10.9pp
602
10.7%
-10.9pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+659
+3.1pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+106
-1.4pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+392
+3.9pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+106
+0.5pp
30 Hours Or More
+55
+0.2pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+577
+7.9pp
Not Stated
-441
-10.9pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Byron Bay. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Byron (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Byron (A)% | Count | % | Byron (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 3,637 | 64.7% | 71.6% | 2,978 | 61.6% | 70.8% | +659 | +3.1pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 1,248 | 22.2% | 20.4% | 1,142 | 23.6% | 21.3% | +106 | -1.4pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 1,477 | 26.3% | 29.6% | 1,085 | 22.4% | 27.5% | +392 | +3.9pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 586 | 10.4% | 13.4% | 480 | 9.9% | 13.1% | +106 | +0.5pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 326 | 5.8% | 8.3% | 271 | 5.6% | 8.8% | +55 | +0.2pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 1,383 | 24.6% | 17.7% | 806 | 16.7% | 14.5% | +577 | +7.9pp |
| Not Stated | 602 | 10.7% | 10.8% | 1,043 | 21.6% | 14.7% | -441 | -10.9pp |
| Total | 5,624 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4,838 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +786 | 0.0pp |