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 Holloways Beach, accounting for 66.9% (1,371 people). This share was higher than Cairns (R) (65.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 118 people and 4.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Holloways Beach - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Holloways Beach in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cairns (R) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Holloways Beach, with comparison markers for Cairns (R).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
1,371
% of total
66.9%
Change from 2016
-3.3pp
1,371
66.9%
-3.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
429
% of total
20.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
429
20.9%
+0.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
592
% of total
28.9%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
592
28.9%
-0.1pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
212
% of total
10.3%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
212
10.3%
-0.8pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
138
% of total
6.7%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
138
6.7%
-2.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
454
% of total
22.1%
Change from 2016
+4.9pp
454
22.1%
+4.9pp
Not Stated
2021 count
222
% of total
10.8%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
222
10.8%
-1.8pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+1
-3.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+23
+0.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+25
-0.1pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
-4
-0.8pp
30 Hours Or More
-43
-2.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+118
+4.9pp
Not Stated
-23
-1.8pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Holloways Beach. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cairns (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cairns (R)% | Count | % | Cairns (R)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 1,371 | 66.9% | 65.3% | 1,370 | 70.2% | 68.3% | +1 | -3.3pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 429 | 20.9% | 19.7% | 406 | 20.8% | 21.2% | +23 | +0.1pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 592 | 28.9% | 27.1% | 567 | 29.0% | 27.6% | +25 | -0.1pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 212 | 10.3% | 11.1% | 216 | 11.1% | 11.1% | -4 | -0.8pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 138 | 6.7% | 7.5% | 181 | 9.3% | 8.4% | -43 | -2.6pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 454 | 22.1% | 24.8% | 336 | 17.2% | 20.3% | +118 | +4.9pp |
| Not Stated | 222 | 10.8% | 9.9% | 245 | 12.6% | 11.4% | -23 | -1.8pp |
| Total | 2,050 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,952 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +98 | 0.0pp |