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.
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Key insight
In 2021, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Allawah, accounting for 59.6% (2,759 people). This share was lower than Georges River (A) (62.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in less Than 5 Hours, which decreased by 288 people and 5.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Allawah - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Allawah in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Georges River (A) and change since 2016.
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Allawah, with comparison markers for Georges River (A).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
2,759
% of total
59.6%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
2,759
59.6%
-2.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
790
% of total
17.1%
Change from 2016
-5.1pp
790
17.1%
-5.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
1,133
% of total
24.5%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
1,133
24.5%
+1.6pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
475
% of total
10.3%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
475
10.3%
+0.6pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
361
% of total
7.8%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
361
7.8%
+1.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
1,619
% of total
35.0%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
1,619
35.0%
+1.9pp
Not Stated
2021 count
240
% of total
5.2%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
240
5.2%
-0.2pp
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
-231
-2.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-288
-5.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+23
+1.6pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+2
+0.6pp
30 Hours Or More
+32
+1.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+14
+1.9pp
Not Stated
-24
-0.2pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Allawah. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Georges River (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Georges River (A)% | Count | % | Georges River (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 2,759 | 59.6% | 62.8% | 2,990 | 61.6% | 65.4% | -231 | -2.0pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 790 | 17.1% | 18.1% | 1,078 | 22.2% | 23.1% | -288 | -5.1pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 1,133 | 24.5% | 24.0% | 1,110 | 22.9% | 23.5% | +23 | +1.6pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 475 | 10.3% | 12.0% | 473 | 9.7% | 10.7% | +2 | +0.6pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 361 | 7.8% | 8.7% | 329 | 6.8% | 8.1% | +32 | +1.0pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 1,619 | 35.0% | 31.7% | 1,605 | 33.1% | 28.7% | +14 | +1.9pp |
| Not Stated | 240 | 5.2% | 5.5% | 264 | 5.4% | 5.9% | -24 | -0.2pp |
| Total | 4,629 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4,856 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -227 | 0.0pp |