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 Flinders (M) (Tas.), accounting for 72.5% (579 people). This share was higher than Regional Tas. (68.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 19 people and 1.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Flinders (M) (Tas.) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Flinders (M) (Tas.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Tas. and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Flinders (M) (Tas.), with comparison markers for Regional Tas..
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
579
% of total
72.5%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
579
72.5%
-0.7pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
146
% of total
18.3%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
146
18.3%
+1.7pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
203
% of total
25.4%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
203
25.4%
-0.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
140
% of total
17.5%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
140
17.5%
-0.2pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
90
% of total
11.3%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
90
11.3%
-1.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
159
% of total
19.9%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
159
19.9%
+1.8pp
Not Stated
2021 count
55
% of total
6.9%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
55
6.9%
-1.9pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+12
-0.7pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+17
+1.7pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+1
-0.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+3
-0.2pp
30 Hours Or More
-9
-1.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+19
+1.8pp
Not Stated
-13
-1.9pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Flinders (M) (Tas.). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Tas..
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Tas.% | Count | % | Regional Tas.% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 579 | 72.5% | 68.6% | 567 | 73.2% | 69.1% | +12 | -0.7pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 146 | 18.3% | 18.1% | 129 | 16.6% | 18.5% | +17 | +1.7pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 203 | 25.4% | 27.1% | 202 | 26.1% | 25.7% | +1 | -0.7pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 140 | 17.5% | 13.3% | 137 | 17.7% | 13.5% | +3 | -0.2pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 90 | 11.3% | 10.1% | 99 | 12.8% | 11.4% | -9 | -1.5pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 159 | 19.9% | 24.9% | 140 | 18.1% | 21.4% | +19 | +1.8pp |
| Not Stated | 55 | 6.9% | 6.5% | 68 | 8.8% | 9.5% | -13 | -1.9pp |
| Total | 799 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 775 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +24 | 0.0pp |