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 West Leederville, accounting for 75.7% (2,787 people). This share was lower than Cambridge (T) (79.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 393 people and 3.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
West Leederville - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for West Leederville in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cambridge (T) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for West Leederville, with comparison markers for Cambridge (T).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
2,787
% of total
75.7%
Change from 2016
+3.3pp
2,787
75.7%
+3.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
982
% of total
26.7%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
982
26.7%
+0.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
1,238
% of total
33.6%
Change from 2016
+3.9pp
1,238
33.6%
+3.9pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
349
% of total
9.5%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
349
9.5%
-0.4pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
218
% of total
5.9%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
218
5.9%
-0.3pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
634
% of total
17.2%
Change from 2016
-2.4pp
634
17.2%
-2.4pp
Not Stated
2021 count
259
% of total
7.0%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
259
7.0%
-1.1pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+393
+3.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+103
+0.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+257
+3.9pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+22
-0.4pp
30 Hours Or More
+12
-0.3pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
-14
-2.4pp
Not Stated
-9
-1.1pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for West Leederville. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cambridge (T).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cambridge (T)% | Count | % | Cambridge (T)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 2,787 | 75.7% | 79.4% | 2,394 | 72.4% | 77.4% | +393 | +3.3pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 982 | 26.7% | 25.1% | 879 | 26.6% | 26.1% | +103 | +0.1pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 1,238 | 33.6% | 31.5% | 981 | 29.7% | 28.3% | +257 | +3.9pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 349 | 9.5% | 14.1% | 327 | 9.9% | 13.7% | +22 | -0.4pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 218 | 5.9% | 8.6% | 206 | 6.2% | 9.3% | +12 | -0.3pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 634 | 17.2% | 16.9% | 648 | 19.6% | 16.2% | -14 | -2.4pp |
| Not Stated | 259 | 7.0% | 3.7% | 268 | 8.1% | 6.4% | -9 | -1.1pp |
| Total | 3,684 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3,305 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +379 | 0.0pp |