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 East Arnhem (R), accounting for 71.6% (4,828 people). This share was higher than Regional NT (65.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 480 people and 4 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
East Arnhem (R) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for East Arnhem (R) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NT and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for East Arnhem (R), with comparison markers for Regional NT.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
4,828
% of total
71.6%
Change from 2016
+4.0pp
4,828
71.6%
+4.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
1,606
% of total
23.8%
Change from 2016
-7.7pp
1,606
23.8%
-7.7pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
1,779
% of total
26.4%
Change from 2016
+5.8pp
1,779
26.4%
+5.8pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
907
% of total
13.5%
Change from 2016
+5.1pp
907
13.5%
+5.1pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
536
% of total
7.9%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
536
7.9%
+0.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
1,396
% of total
20.7%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
1,396
20.7%
+0.4pp
Not Stated
2021 count
522
% of total
7.7%
Change from 2016
-4.6pp
522
7.7%
-4.6pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+480
+4.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-418
-7.7pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+452
+5.8pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+364
+5.1pp
30 Hours Or More
+82
+0.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+90
+0.4pp
Not Stated
-270
-4.6pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for East Arnhem (R). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NT.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NT% | Count | % | Regional NT% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 4,828 | 71.6% | 65.7% | 4,348 | 67.6% | 63.7% | +480 | +4.0pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 1,606 | 23.8% | 22.8% | 2,024 | 31.5% | 23.5% | -418 | -7.7pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 1,779 | 26.4% | 25.3% | 1,327 | 20.6% | 24.6% | +452 | +5.8pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 907 | 13.5% | 10.8% | 543 | 8.4% | 9.8% | +364 | +5.1pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 536 | 7.9% | 6.8% | 454 | 7.1% | 5.7% | +82 | +0.8pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 1,396 | 20.7% | 21.8% | 1,306 | 20.3% | 19.0% | +90 | +0.4pp |
| Not Stated | 522 | 7.7% | 12.4% | 792 | 12.3% | 17.3% | -270 | -4.6pp |
| Total | 6,743 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6,435 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +308 | 0.0pp |