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 Woodpark, accounting for 58.9% (734 people). This share was higher than Cumberland (A) (50.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 99 people and 5.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Woodpark - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Woodpark in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cumberland (A) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Woodpark, with comparison markers for Cumberland (A).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
734
% of total
58.9%
Change from 2016
-5.3pp
734
58.9%
-5.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
201
% of total
16.1%
Change from 2016
-6.8pp
201
16.1%
-6.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
263
% of total
21.1%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
263
21.1%
+0.8pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
140
% of total
11.2%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
140
11.2%
-0.3pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
130
% of total
10.4%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
130
10.4%
+0.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
439
% of total
35.2%
Change from 2016
+5.2pp
439
35.2%
+5.2pp
Not Stated
2021 count
73
% of total
5.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
73
5.9%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+5
-5.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-59
-6.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+33
+0.8pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+10
-0.3pp
30 Hours Or More
+21
+0.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+99
+5.2pp
Not Stated
+7
+0.1pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Woodpark. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cumberland (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cumberland (A)% | Count | % | Cumberland (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 734 | 58.9% | 50.9% | 729 | 64.2% | 56.5% | +5 | -5.3pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 201 | 16.1% | 14.5% | 260 | 22.9% | 19.7% | -59 | -6.8pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 263 | 21.1% | 18.6% | 230 | 20.3% | 19.5% | +33 | +0.8pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 140 | 11.2% | 9.1% | 130 | 11.5% | 8.7% | +10 | -0.3pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 130 | 10.4% | 8.6% | 109 | 9.6% | 8.6% | +21 | +0.8pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 439 | 35.2% | 40.1% | 340 | 30.0% | 35.5% | +99 | +5.2pp |
| Not Stated | 73 | 5.9% | 9.0% | 66 | 5.8% | 8.0% | +7 | +0.1pp |
| Total | 1,246 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,135 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +111 | 0.0pp |