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.

Key insight

In 2021, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Kickabil, accounting for 78.6% (44 people). This share was higher than Gilgandra (A) (62.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 30 Hours Or More, which increased by 13 people and 23.2 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Kickabil - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Kickabil in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Gilgandra (A) and change since 2016.

Unpaid domestic work snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Kickabil, with comparison markers for Gilgandra (A).

Kickabil
Gilgandra (A)

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

44

% of total

78.6%

Change from 2016

-3.2pp

Less Than 5 Hours

2021 count

9

% of total

16.1%

Change from 2016

-8.9pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

2021 count

16

% of total

28.6%

Change from 2016

-3.2pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

2021 count

6

% of total

10.7%

Change from 2016

-14.3pp

30 Hours Or More

2021 count

13

% of total

23.2%

Change from 2016

+23.2pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

10

% of total

17.9%

Change from 2016

+2.0pp

Not Stated

2021 count

9

% of total

16.1%

Change from 2016

+16.1pp

Data table

Unpaid domestic work for Kickabil. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Gilgandra (A).

Unpaid domestic work for Kickabil. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Gilgandra (A).
Unpaid domestic work for Kickabil. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Gilgandra (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Gilgandra (A)%Count%Gilgandra (A)%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work4478.6%62.9%3681.8%64.3%+8-3.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours916.1%16.4%1125.0%17.0%-2-8.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours1628.6%22.9%1431.8%22.7%+2-3.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours610.7%13.0%1125.0%12.6%-5-14.3pp
30 Hours Or More1323.2%10.7%00.0%11.9%+13+23.2pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work1017.9%24.7%715.9%24.1%+3+2.0pp
Not Stated916.1%12.5%00.0%11.8%+9+16.1pp
Total56100.0%100.0%44100.0%100.0%+120.0pp