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 Gingin (S), accounting for 66.3% (3,171 people). This share was similar to Regional WA (66.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 274 people and 3.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Gingin (S) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Gingin (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Gingin (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
3,171
% of total
66.3%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
3,171
66.3%
-0.7pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
792
% of total
16.6%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
792
16.6%
+1.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
1,151
% of total
24.1%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
1,151
24.1%
+0.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
597
% of total
12.5%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
597
12.5%
-0.8pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
631
% of total
13.2%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
631
13.2%
-1.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
1,163
% of total
24.3%
Change from 2016
+3.8pp
1,163
24.3%
+3.8pp
Not Stated
2021 count
448
% of total
9.4%
Change from 2016
-2.9pp
448
9.4%
-2.9pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+270
-0.7pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+118
+1.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+136
+0.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+23
-0.8pp
30 Hours Or More
-7
-1.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+274
+3.8pp
Not Stated
-86
-2.9pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Gingin (S). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 3,171 | 66.3% | 66.3% | 2,901 | 67.0% | 67.1% | +270 | -0.7pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 792 | 16.6% | 18.5% | 674 | 15.6% | 19.3% | +118 | +1.0pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 1,151 | 24.1% | 26.0% | 1,015 | 23.4% | 25.0% | +136 | +0.7pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 597 | 12.5% | 11.9% | 574 | 13.3% | 12.0% | +23 | -0.8pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 631 | 13.2% | 9.8% | 638 | 14.7% | 10.9% | -7 | -1.5pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 1,163 | 24.3% | 22.1% | 889 | 20.5% | 20.0% | +274 | +3.8pp |
| Not Stated | 448 | 9.4% | 11.6% | 534 | 12.3% | 12.9% | -86 | -2.9pp |
| Total | 4,781 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4,331 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +450 | 0.0pp |