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 St Johns Park, accounting for 50.9% (2,695 people). This share was higher than Fairfield (C) (46.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in less Than 5 Hours, which decreased by 299 people and 6.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
St Johns Park - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for St Johns Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Fairfield (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for St Johns Park, with comparison markers for Fairfield (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
2,695
% of total
50.9%
Change from 2016
-5.2pp
2,695
50.9%
-5.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
780
% of total
14.7%
Change from 2016
-6.2pp
780
14.7%
-6.2pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
933
% of total
17.6%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
933
17.6%
-0.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
481
% of total
9.1%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
481
9.1%
+0.8pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
501
% of total
9.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
501
9.5%
+0.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
2,230
% of total
42.2%
Change from 2016
+3.8pp
2,230
42.2%
+3.8pp
Not Stated
2021 count
370
% of total
7.0%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
370
7.0%
+1.3pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
-201
-5.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-299
-6.2pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+11
-0.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+51
+0.8pp
30 Hours Or More
+36
+0.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+250
+3.8pp
Not Stated
+77
+1.3pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for St Johns Park. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Fairfield (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Fairfield (C)% | Count | % | Fairfield (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 2,695 | 50.9% | 46.9% | 2,896 | 56.1% | 53.5% | -201 | -5.2pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 780 | 14.7% | 14.2% | 1,079 | 20.9% | 19.1% | -299 | -6.2pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 933 | 17.6% | 16.4% | 922 | 17.9% | 17.9% | +11 | -0.3pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 481 | 9.1% | 8.0% | 430 | 8.3% | 8.3% | +51 | +0.8pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 501 | 9.5% | 8.2% | 465 | 9.0% | 8.2% | +36 | +0.5pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 2,230 | 42.2% | 45.7% | 1,980 | 38.4% | 39.5% | +250 | +3.8pp |
| Not Stated | 370 | 7.0% | 7.5% | 293 | 5.7% | 7.0% | +77 | +1.3pp |
| Total | 5,290 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5,162 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +128 | 0.0pp |