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 Clarendon Vale, accounting for 53.3% (631 people). This share was lower than Clarence (C) (72.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 152 people and 6.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Clarendon Vale - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Clarendon Vale in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Clarence (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Clarendon Vale, with comparison markers for Clarence (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
631
% of total
53.3%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
631
53.3%
-0.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
178
% of total
15.0%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
178
15.0%
-0.6pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
231
% of total
19.5%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
231
19.5%
+1.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
96
% of total
8.1%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
96
8.1%
-0.8pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
126
% of total
10.6%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
126
10.6%
-0.7pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
439
% of total
37.1%
Change from 2016
+6.2pp
439
37.1%
+6.2pp
Not Stated
2021 count
107
% of total
9.0%
Change from 2016
-6.7pp
107
9.0%
-6.7pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+133
-0.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+33
-0.6pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+66
+1.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+13
-0.8pp
30 Hours Or More
+21
-0.7pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+152
+6.2pp
Not Stated
-39
-6.7pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Clarendon Vale. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Clarence (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Clarence (C)% | Count | % | Clarence (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 631 | 53.3% | 72.1% | 498 | 53.6% | 73.4% | +133 | -0.3pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 178 | 15.0% | 20.5% | 145 | 15.6% | 21.1% | +33 | -0.6pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 231 | 19.5% | 30.3% | 165 | 17.8% | 29.2% | +66 | +1.7pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 96 | 8.1% | 13.3% | 83 | 8.9% | 13.9% | +13 | -0.8pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 126 | 10.6% | 8.1% | 105 | 11.3% | 9.2% | +21 | -0.7pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 439 | 37.1% | 22.3% | 287 | 30.9% | 19.0% | +152 | +6.2pp |
| Not Stated | 107 | 9.0% | 5.6% | 146 | 15.7% | 7.7% | -39 | -6.7pp |
| Total | 1,184 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 929 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +255 | 0.0pp |