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.
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Key insight
In 2021, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Central Coast (C) (NSW), accounting for 69.4% (197,175 people). This share was higher than Greater Sydney (65.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 12,372 people and 3.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Central Coast (C) (NSW) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Central Coast (C) (NSW) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Sydney and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Central Coast (C) (NSW), with comparison markers for Greater Sydney.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
197,175
% of total
69.4%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
197,175
69.4%
-0.9pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
52,906
% of total
18.6%
Change from 2016
-2.5pp
52,906
18.6%
-2.5pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
77,520
% of total
27.3%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
77,520
27.3%
+1.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
38,317
% of total
13.5%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
38,317
13.5%
+0.8pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
28,432
% of total
10.0%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
28,432
10.0%
-0.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
69,378
% of total
24.4%
Change from 2016
+3.1pp
69,378
24.4%
+3.1pp
Not Stated
2021 count
17,689
% of total
6.2%
Change from 2016
-2.2pp
17,689
6.2%
-2.2pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+9,384
-0.9pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-3,508
-2.5pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+7,105
+1.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+4,411
+0.8pp
30 Hours Or More
+1,376
-0.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+12,372
+3.1pp
Not Stated
-4,821
-2.2pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Central Coast (C) (NSW). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Sydney.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Sydney% | Count | % | Greater Sydney% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 197,175 | 69.4% | 65.5% | 187,791 | 70.3% | 67.0% | +9,384 | -0.9pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 52,906 | 18.6% | 19.0% | 56,414 | 21.1% | 23.8% | -3,508 | -2.5pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 77,520 | 27.3% | 26.1% | 70,415 | 26.3% | 24.6% | +7,105 | +1.0pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 38,317 | 13.5% | 11.8% | 33,906 | 12.7% | 10.4% | +4,411 | +0.8pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 28,432 | 10.0% | 8.6% | 27,056 | 10.1% | 8.1% | +1,376 | -0.1pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 69,378 | 24.4% | 28.5% | 57,006 | 21.3% | 25.2% | +12,372 | +3.1pp |
| Not Stated | 17,689 | 6.2% | 6.1% | 22,510 | 8.4% | 7.8% | -4,821 | -2.2pp |
| Total | 284,248 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 267,307 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +16,941 | 0.0pp |