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 Cockburn (C), accounting for 69.5% (66,098 people). This share was higher than Greater Perth (68.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 7,203 people, while its share fell by 1 percentage point.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Cockburn (C) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Cockburn (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Perth and change since 2016.
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cockburn (C), with comparison markers for Greater Perth.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
66,098
% of total
69.5%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
66,098
69.5%
-1.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
20,769
% of total
21.8%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
20,769
21.8%
-1.7pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
26,814
% of total
28.2%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
26,814
28.2%
+1.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
10,521
% of total
11.1%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
10,521
11.1%
-0.1pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
7,994
% of total
8.4%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
7,994
8.4%
-0.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
24,012
% of total
25.2%
Change from 2016
+3.7pp
24,012
25.2%
+3.7pp
Not Stated
2021 count
5,017
% of total
5.3%
Change from 2016
-2.7pp
5,017
5.3%
-2.7pp
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+7,203
-1.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+1,166
-1.7pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+4,366
+1.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+1,141
-0.1pp
30 Hours Or More
+530
-0.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+6,012
+3.7pp
Not Stated
-1,666
-2.7pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Cockburn (C). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Perth.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Perth% | Count | % | Greater Perth% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 66,098 | 69.5% | 68.5% | 58,895 | 70.5% | 70.2% | +7,203 | -1.0pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 20,769 | 21.8% | 21.4% | 19,603 | 23.5% | 23.3% | +1,166 | -1.7pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 26,814 | 28.2% | 27.4% | 22,448 | 26.9% | 26.5% | +4,366 | +1.3pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 10,521 | 11.1% | 11.3% | 9,380 | 11.2% | 11.3% | +1,141 | -0.1pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 7,994 | 8.4% | 8.4% | 7,464 | 8.9% | 9.1% | +530 | -0.5pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 24,012 | 25.2% | 25.5% | 18,000 | 21.5% | 21.5% | +6,012 | +3.7pp |
| Not Stated | 5,017 | 5.3% | 6.0% | 6,683 | 8.0% | 8.3% | -1,666 | -2.7pp |
| Total | 95,118 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 83,575 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +11,543 | 0.0pp |