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 Myrup, accounting for 63.5% (275 people). This share was lower than Esperance (S) (68.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which decreased by 12 people and 3.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Myrup - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Myrup in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Esperance (S) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Myrup, with comparison markers for Esperance (S).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
275
% of total
63.5%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
275
63.5%
-1.6pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
69
% of total
15.9%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
69
15.9%
-0.5pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
103
% of total
23.8%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
103
23.8%
+1.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
59
% of total
13.6%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
59
13.6%
+0.3pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
44
% of total
10.2%
Change from 2016
-3.1pp
44
10.2%
-3.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
67
% of total
15.5%
Change from 2016
-3.3pp
67
15.5%
-3.3pp
Not Stated
2021 count
86
% of total
19.9%
Change from 2016
+3.7pp
86
19.9%
+3.7pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+1
-1.6pp
Less Than 5 Hours
0
-0.5pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+10
+1.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+3
+0.3pp
30 Hours Or More
-12
-3.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
-12
-3.3pp
Not Stated
+18
+3.7pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Myrup. 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 | 275 | 63.5% | 68.5% | 274 | 65.1% | 66.8% | +1 | -1.6pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 69 | 15.9% | 20.5% | 69 | 16.4% | 20.0% | 0 | -0.5pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 103 | 23.8% | 26.4% | 93 | 22.1% | 24.1% | +10 | +1.7pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 59 | 13.6% | 12.1% | 56 | 13.3% | 12.1% | +3 | +0.3pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 44 | 10.2% | 9.5% | 56 | 13.3% | 10.6% | -12 | -3.1pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 67 | 15.5% | 20.3% | 79 | 18.8% | 18.5% | -12 | -3.3pp |
| Not Stated | 86 | 19.9% | 11.2% | 68 | 16.2% | 14.7% | +18 | +3.7pp |
| Total | 433 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 421 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +12 | 0.0pp |