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 Georges River (A), accounting for 62.8% (80,383 people). This share was lower than Greater Sydney (65.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 5,469 people and 3 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Georges River (A) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Georges River (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Sydney and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Georges River (A), with comparison markers for Greater Sydney.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
80,383
% of total
62.8%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
80,383
62.8%
-2.6pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
23,191
% of total
18.1%
Change from 2016
-5.0pp
23,191
18.1%
-5.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
30,718
% of total
24.0%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
30,718
24.0%
+0.5pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
15,316
% of total
12.0%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
15,316
12.0%
+1.3pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
11,158
% of total
8.7%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
11,158
8.7%
+0.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
40,592
% of total
31.7%
Change from 2016
+3.0pp
40,592
31.7%
+3.0pp
Not Stated
2021 count
7,032
% of total
5.5%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
7,032
5.5%
-0.4pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+478
-2.6pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-5,058
-5.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+2,010
+0.5pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+2,231
+1.3pp
30 Hours Or More
+1,295
+0.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+5,469
+3.0pp
Not Stated
-160
-0.4pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Georges River (A). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Sydney.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Sydney% | Count | % | Greater Sydney% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 80,383 | 62.8% | 65.5% | 79,905 | 65.4% | 67.0% | +478 | -2.6pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 23,191 | 18.1% | 19.0% | 28,249 | 23.1% | 23.8% | -5,058 | -5.0pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 30,718 | 24.0% | 26.1% | 28,708 | 23.5% | 24.6% | +2,010 | +0.5pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 15,316 | 12.0% | 11.8% | 13,085 | 10.7% | 10.4% | +2,231 | +1.3pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 11,158 | 8.7% | 8.6% | 9,863 | 8.1% | 8.1% | +1,295 | +0.6pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 40,592 | 31.7% | 28.5% | 35,123 | 28.7% | 25.2% | +5,469 | +3.0pp |
| Not Stated | 7,032 | 5.5% | 6.1% | 7,192 | 5.9% | 7.8% | -160 | -0.4pp |
| Total | 128,007 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 122,216 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +5,791 | 0.0pp |