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 Nabowla, accounting for 73.6% (81 people). This share was higher than Dorset (M) (67.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 8 people and 3.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Nabowla - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Nabowla in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Dorset (M) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Nabowla, with comparison markers for Dorset (M).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
81
% of total
73.6%
Change from 2016
-11.5pp
81
73.6%
-11.5pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
20
% of total
18.2%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
20
18.2%
+1.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
23
% of total
20.9%
Change from 2016
-9.0pp
23
20.9%
-9.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
18
% of total
16.4%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
18
16.4%
-2.0pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
20
% of total
18.2%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
20
18.2%
-1.3pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
23
% of total
20.9%
Change from 2016
+3.7pp
23
20.9%
+3.7pp
Not Stated
2021 count
11
% of total
10.0%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
11
10.0%
-0.3pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+7
-11.5pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+5
+1.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
-3
-9.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+2
-2.0pp
30 Hours Or More
+3
-1.3pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+8
+3.7pp
Not Stated
+2
-0.3pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Nabowla. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Dorset (M).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Dorset (M)% | Count | % | Dorset (M)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 81 | 73.6% | 67.8% | 74 | 85.1% | 67.6% | +7 | -11.5pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 20 | 18.2% | 18.1% | 15 | 17.2% | 16.6% | +5 | +1.0pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 23 | 20.9% | 25.2% | 26 | 29.9% | 23.6% | -3 | -9.0pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 18 | 16.4% | 13.5% | 16 | 18.4% | 13.8% | +2 | -2.0pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 20 | 18.2% | 11.0% | 17 | 19.5% | 13.6% | +3 | -1.3pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 23 | 20.9% | 23.5% | 15 | 17.2% | 21.4% | +8 | +3.7pp |
| Not Stated | 11 | 10.0% | 8.8% | 9 | 10.3% | 10.9% | +2 | -0.3pp |
| Total | 110 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 87 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +23 | 0.0pp |