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 Boronia, accounting for 69.5% (13,603 people). This share was lower than Knox (C) (70.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 1,130 people and 4.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Boronia - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Boronia in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Knox (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Boronia, with comparison markers for Knox (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
13,603
% of total
69.5%
Change from 2016
-2.4pp
13,603
69.5%
-2.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
4,036
% of total
20.6%
Change from 2016
-3.8pp
4,036
20.6%
-3.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
5,621
% of total
28.7%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
5,621
28.7%
+1.4pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
2,395
% of total
12.2%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
2,395
12.2%
+0.7pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
1,551
% of total
7.9%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
1,551
7.9%
-0.9pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
5,024
% of total
25.7%
Change from 2016
+4.5pp
5,024
25.7%
+4.5pp
Not Stated
2021 count
958
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
958
4.9%
-2.0pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+377
-2.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-444
-3.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+606
+1.4pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+288
+0.7pp
30 Hours Or More
-73
-0.9pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+1,130
+4.5pp
Not Stated
-309
-2.0pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Boronia. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Knox (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Knox (C)% | Count | % | Knox (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 13,603 | 69.5% | 70.1% | 13,226 | 71.9% | 71.8% | +377 | -2.4pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 4,036 | 20.6% | 21.3% | 4,480 | 24.4% | 24.8% | -444 | -3.8pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 5,621 | 28.7% | 28.0% | 5,015 | 27.3% | 26.5% | +606 | +1.4pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 2,395 | 12.2% | 12.3% | 2,107 | 11.5% | 11.8% | +288 | +0.7pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 1,551 | 7.9% | 8.4% | 1,624 | 8.8% | 8.7% | -73 | -0.9pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 5,024 | 25.7% | 26.0% | 3,894 | 21.2% | 22.6% | +1,130 | +4.5pp |
| Not Stated | 958 | 4.9% | 3.9% | 1,267 | 6.9% | 5.6% | -309 | -2.0pp |
| Total | 19,579 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 18,386 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,193 | 0.0pp |