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 Canowindra (part), accounting for 64.2% (1,292 people). This share was lower than Cabonne (A) (72%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 74 people and 1.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Canowindra (part) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Canowindra (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cabonne (A) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Canowindra (part), with comparison markers for Cabonne (A).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
1,292
% of total
64.2%
Change from 2016
-3.4pp
1,292
64.2%
-3.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
353
% of total
17.5%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
353
17.5%
+0.3pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
480
% of total
23.9%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
480
23.9%
-0.5pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
250
% of total
12.4%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
250
12.4%
-1.4pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
209
% of total
10.4%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
209
10.4%
-1.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
492
% of total
24.5%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
492
24.5%
+1.5pp
Not Stated
2021 count
225
% of total
11.2%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
225
11.2%
+1.9pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+64
-3.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+41
+0.3pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+36
-0.5pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
0
-1.4pp
30 Hours Or More
-13
-1.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+74
+1.5pp
Not Stated
+56
+1.9pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Canowindra (part). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cabonne (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cabonne (A)% | Count | % | Cabonne (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 1,292 | 64.2% | 72.0% | 1,228 | 67.6% | 71.1% | +64 | -3.4pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 353 | 17.5% | 19.7% | 312 | 17.2% | 19.1% | +41 | +0.3pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 480 | 23.9% | 27.0% | 444 | 24.4% | 26.2% | +36 | -0.5pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 250 | 12.4% | 14.5% | 250 | 13.8% | 13.7% | 0 | -1.4pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 209 | 10.4% | 10.7% | 222 | 12.2% | 12.1% | -13 | -1.8pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 492 | 24.5% | 19.9% | 418 | 23.0% | 18.8% | +74 | +1.5pp |
| Not Stated | 225 | 11.2% | 8.2% | 169 | 9.3% | 10.1% | +56 | +1.9pp |
| Total | 2,012 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,816 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +196 | 0.0pp |