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.

Key insight

In 2021, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Moorbel, accounting for 72.8% (147 people). This share was higher than Cabonne (A) (72%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 25 people and 4.3 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Moorbel - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Moorbel in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cabonne (A) and change since 2016.

Unpaid domestic work snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Moorbel, with comparison markers for Cabonne (A).

Moorbel
Cabonne (A)

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

147

% of total

72.8%

Change from 2016

+4.3pp

Less Than 5 Hours

2021 count

42

% of total

20.8%

Change from 2016

+3.4pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

2021 count

59

% of total

29.2%

Change from 2016

+1.7pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

2021 count

33

% of total

16.3%

Change from 2016

+5.1pp

30 Hours Or More

2021 count

13

% of total

6.4%

Change from 2016

-6.0pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

41

% of total

20.3%

Change from 2016

-3.9pp

Not Stated

2021 count

11

% of total

5.4%

Change from 2016

-0.8pp

Data table

Unpaid domestic work for Moorbel. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cabonne (A).

Unpaid domestic work for Moorbel. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cabonne (A).
Unpaid domestic work for Moorbel. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cabonne (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Cabonne (A)%Count%Cabonne (A)%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work14772.8%72.0%12268.5%71.1%+25+4.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours4220.8%19.7%3117.4%19.1%+11+3.4pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours5929.2%27.0%4927.5%26.2%+10+1.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours3316.3%14.5%2011.2%13.7%+13+5.1pp
30 Hours Or More136.4%10.7%2212.4%12.1%-9-6.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work4120.3%19.9%4324.2%18.8%-2-3.9pp
Not Stated115.4%8.2%116.2%10.1%0-0.8pp
Total202100.0%100.0%178100.0%100.0%+240.0pp