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 Castletown, accounting for 70.4% (2,212 people). This share was higher than Esperance (S) (68.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 90 people and 2.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Castletown - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Castletown in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Esperance (S) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Castletown, with comparison markers for Esperance (S).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
2,212
% of total
70.4%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
2,212
70.4%
-0.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
674
% of total
21.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
674
21.5%
+0.5pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
840
% of total
26.8%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
840
26.8%
+0.5pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
403
% of total
12.8%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
403
12.8%
0.0pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
295
% of total
9.4%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
295
9.4%
-1.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
613
% of total
19.5%
Change from 2016
+2.9pp
613
19.5%
+2.9pp
Not Stated
2021 count
321
% of total
10.2%
Change from 2016
-2.5pp
321
10.2%
-2.5pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
-6
-0.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+15
+0.5pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+12
+0.5pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+2
0.0pp
30 Hours Or More
-35
-1.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+90
+2.9pp
Not Stated
-79
-2.5pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Castletown. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Esperance (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Esperance (S)% | Count | % | Esperance (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 2,212 | 70.4% | 68.5% | 2,218 | 70.6% | 66.8% | -6 | -0.2pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 674 | 21.5% | 20.5% | 659 | 21.0% | 20.0% | +15 | +0.5pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 840 | 26.8% | 26.4% | 828 | 26.3% | 24.1% | +12 | +0.5pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 403 | 12.8% | 12.1% | 401 | 12.8% | 12.1% | +2 | 0.0pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 295 | 9.4% | 9.5% | 330 | 10.5% | 10.6% | -35 | -1.1pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 613 | 19.5% | 20.3% | 523 | 16.6% | 18.5% | +90 | +2.9pp |
| Not Stated | 321 | 10.2% | 11.2% | 400 | 12.7% | 14.7% | -79 | -2.5pp |
| Total | 3,140 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3,143 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -3 | 0.0pp |