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 Changerup, accounting for 83.9% (47 people). This share was higher than Kojonup (S) (70.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which decreased by 60 people and 0.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Changerup - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

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

Unpaid domestic work change

Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.

2016
2021

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

-60

-0.4pp

Less Than 5 Hours

-16

-2.6pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

-21

+2.4pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

-13

-0.2pp

30 Hours Or More

-10

+0.1pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

-10

-4.8pp

Not Stated

-6

+0.2pp

Data table

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

Unpaid domestic work for Changerup. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Kojonup (S).
Unpaid domestic work for Changerup. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Kojonup (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Kojonup (S)%Count%Kojonup (S)%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work4783.9%70.2%10784.3%70.2%-60-0.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours1017.9%20.4%2620.5%19.5%-16-2.6pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours1933.9%26.6%4031.5%25.0%-21+2.4pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours1017.9%12.4%2318.1%12.0%-13-0.2pp
30 Hours Or More814.3%10.8%1814.2%13.8%-10+0.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work35.4%20.7%1310.2%16.3%-10-4.8pp
Not Stated58.9%9.0%118.7%13.8%-6+0.2pp
Total56100.0%100.0%127100.0%100.0%-710.0pp