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 Bororen, accounting for 69.3% (224 people). This share was higher than Gladstone (R) (68.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 25 people and 6.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Bororen - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Bororen in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Gladstone (R) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Bororen, with comparison markers for Gladstone (R).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
224
% of total
69.3%
Change from 2016
-7.8pp
224
69.3%
-7.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
45
% of total
13.9%
Change from 2016
-4.6pp
45
13.9%
-4.6pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
93
% of total
28.8%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
93
28.8%
-0.5pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
41
% of total
12.7%
Change from 2016
-6.5pp
41
12.7%
-6.5pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
45
% of total
13.9%
Change from 2016
+3.8pp
45
13.9%
+3.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
70
% of total
21.7%
Change from 2016
+6.5pp
70
21.7%
+6.5pp
Not Stated
2021 count
29
% of total
9.0%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
29
9.0%
-0.8pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
-5
-7.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-10
-4.6pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+6
-0.5pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
-16
-6.5pp
30 Hours Or More
+15
+3.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+25
+6.5pp
Not Stated
0
-0.8pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Bororen. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Gladstone (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Gladstone (R)% | Count | % | Gladstone (R)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 224 | 69.3% | 68.3% | 229 | 77.1% | 72.1% | -5 | -7.8pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 45 | 13.9% | 18.2% | 55 | 18.5% | 20.1% | -10 | -4.6pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 93 | 28.8% | 27.4% | 87 | 29.3% | 27.2% | +6 | -0.5pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 41 | 12.7% | 12.3% | 57 | 19.2% | 12.5% | -16 | -6.5pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 45 | 13.9% | 10.4% | 30 | 10.1% | 12.3% | +15 | +3.8pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 70 | 21.7% | 23.4% | 45 | 15.2% | 18.3% | +25 | +6.5pp |
| Not Stated | 29 | 9.0% | 8.3% | 29 | 9.8% | 9.6% | 0 | -0.8pp |
| Total | 323 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 297 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +26 | 0.0pp |