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 Coblinine, accounting for 86.1% (31 people). This share was higher than Katanning (S) (61%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 31 people and 86.1 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Coblinine - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Coblinine in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Katanning (S) and change since 2016.

Unpaid domestic work snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Coblinine, with comparison markers for Katanning (S).

Coblinine
Katanning (S)

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

31

% of total

86.1%

Change from 2016

+86.1pp

Less Than 5 Hours

2021 count

10

% of total

27.8%

Change from 2016

+27.8pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

2021 count

11

% of total

30.6%

Change from 2016

+30.6pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

2021 count

10

% of total

27.8%

Change from 2016

+27.8pp

30 Hours Or More

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

8

% of total

22.2%

Change from 2016

+22.2pp

Not Stated

2021 count

4

% of total

11.1%

Change from 2016

+11.1pp

Data table

Unpaid domestic work for Coblinine. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Katanning (S).

Unpaid domestic work for Coblinine. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Katanning (S).
Unpaid domestic work for Coblinine. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Katanning (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Katanning (S)%Count%Katanning (S)%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work3186.1%61.0%00.0%59.5%+31+86.1pp
Less Than 5 Hours1027.8%18.5%00.0%18.4%+10+27.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours1130.6%22.2%00.0%20.1%+11+30.6pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours1027.8%11.8%00.0%11.2%+10+27.8pp
30 Hours Or More00.0%8.5%00.0%9.9%00.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work822.2%28.1%00.0%24.2%+8+22.2pp
Not Stated411.1%11.2%00.0%16.0%+4+11.1pp
Total36100.0%100.0%00.0%100.0%+36+100.0pp