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 Carrum Downs, accounting for 63.9% (11,352 people). This share was lower than Frankston (C) (68.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 1,456 people and 6.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Carrum Downs - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Carrum Downs in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Frankston (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Carrum Downs, with comparison markers for Frankston (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
11,352
% of total
63.9%
Change from 2016
-2.8pp
11,352
63.9%
-2.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
3,653
% of total
20.6%
Change from 2016
-2.7pp
3,653
20.6%
-2.7pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
4,682
% of total
26.4%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
4,682
26.4%
+1.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
1,778
% of total
10.0%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
1,778
10.0%
-0.1pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
1,239
% of total
7.0%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
1,239
7.0%
-1.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
5,467
% of total
30.8%
Change from 2016
+6.5pp
5,467
30.8%
+6.5pp
Not Stated
2021 count
948
% of total
5.3%
Change from 2016
-3.8pp
948
5.3%
-3.8pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+322
-2.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-195
-2.7pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+480
+1.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+116
-0.1pp
30 Hours Or More
-79
-1.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+1,456
+6.5pp
Not Stated
-551
-3.8pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Carrum Downs. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Frankston (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Frankston (C)% | Count | % | Frankston (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 11,352 | 63.9% | 68.5% | 11,030 | 66.7% | 69.8% | +322 | -2.8pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 3,653 | 20.6% | 20.5% | 3,848 | 23.3% | 23.5% | -195 | -2.7pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 4,682 | 26.4% | 28.2% | 4,202 | 25.4% | 26.6% | +480 | +1.0pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 1,778 | 10.0% | 11.8% | 1,662 | 10.1% | 11.2% | +116 | -0.1pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 1,239 | 7.0% | 8.0% | 1,318 | 8.0% | 8.4% | -79 | -1.0pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 5,467 | 30.8% | 25.3% | 4,011 | 24.3% | 21.6% | +1,456 | +6.5pp |
| Not Stated | 948 | 5.3% | 6.1% | 1,499 | 9.1% | 8.6% | -551 | -3.8pp |
| Total | 17,764 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 16,537 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,227 | 0.0pp |