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 Hawkesbury (C), accounting for 71.9% (39,098 people). This share was higher than Greater Sydney (65.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 2,360 people and 3.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Hawkesbury (C) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Hawkesbury (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Sydney and change since 2016.
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Hawkesbury (C), with comparison markers for Greater Sydney.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
39,098
% of total
71.9%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
39,098
71.9%
-0.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
10,115
% of total
18.6%
Change from 2016
-4.2pp
10,115
18.6%
-4.2pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
15,087
% of total
27.8%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
15,087
27.8%
+0.9pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
7,640
% of total
14.1%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
7,640
14.1%
+1.5pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
6,256
% of total
11.5%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
6,256
11.5%
+1.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
12,413
% of total
22.8%
Change from 2016
+3.4pp
12,413
22.8%
+3.4pp
Not Stated
2021 count
2,848
% of total
5.2%
Change from 2016
-2.7pp
2,848
5.2%
-2.7pp
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+1,519
-0.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-1,683
-4.2pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+1,182
+0.9pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+1,124
+1.5pp
30 Hours Or More
+896
+1.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+2,360
+3.4pp
Not Stated
-1,232
-2.7pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Hawkesbury (C). 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 | 39,098 | 71.9% | 65.5% | 37,579 | 72.7% | 67.0% | +1,519 | -0.8pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 10,115 | 18.6% | 19.0% | 11,798 | 22.8% | 23.8% | -1,683 | -4.2pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 15,087 | 27.8% | 26.1% | 13,905 | 26.9% | 24.6% | +1,182 | +0.9pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 7,640 | 14.1% | 11.8% | 6,516 | 12.6% | 10.4% | +1,124 | +1.5pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 6,256 | 11.5% | 8.6% | 5,360 | 10.4% | 8.1% | +896 | +1.1pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 12,413 | 22.8% | 28.5% | 10,053 | 19.4% | 25.2% | +2,360 | +3.4pp |
| Not Stated | 2,848 | 5.2% | 6.1% | 4,080 | 7.9% | 7.8% | -1,232 | -2.7pp |
| Total | 54,359 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 51,718 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +2,641 | 0.0pp |