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 Cervantes, accounting for 67.5% (281 people). This share was higher than Dandaragan (S) (67.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 186 people and 2.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Cervantes - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Cervantes in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Dandaragan (S) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cervantes, with comparison markers for Dandaragan (S).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
281
% of total
67.5%
Change from 2016
+2.9pp
281
67.5%
+2.9pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
64
% of total
15.4%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
64
15.4%
-0.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
91
% of total
21.9%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
91
21.9%
-0.5pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
73
% of total
17.5%
Change from 2016
+5.3pp
73
17.5%
+5.3pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
53
% of total
12.7%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
53
12.7%
-0.9pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
97
% of total
23.3%
Change from 2016
+10.4pp
97
23.3%
+10.4pp
Not Stated
2021 count
39
% of total
9.4%
Change from 2016
-9.6pp
39
9.4%
-9.6pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+186
+2.9pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+40
-0.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+58
-0.5pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+55
+5.3pp
30 Hours Or More
+33
-0.9pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+78
+10.4pp
Not Stated
+11
-9.6pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Cervantes. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Dandaragan (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Dandaragan (S)% | Count | % | Dandaragan (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 281 | 67.5% | 67.1% | 95 | 64.6% | 70.6% | +186 | +2.9pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 64 | 15.4% | 17.4% | 24 | 16.3% | 17.1% | +40 | -0.9pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 91 | 21.9% | 25.5% | 33 | 22.4% | 28.1% | +58 | -0.5pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 73 | 17.5% | 13.1% | 18 | 12.2% | 13.2% | +55 | +5.3pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 53 | 12.7% | 11.1% | 20 | 13.6% | 12.2% | +33 | -0.9pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 97 | 23.3% | 21.7% | 19 | 12.9% | 18.5% | +78 | +10.4pp |
| Not Stated | 39 | 9.4% | 11.3% | 28 | 19.0% | 11.0% | +11 | -9.6pp |
| Total | 416 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 147 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +269 | 0.0pp |