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 South Gundurimba, accounting for 70.7% (200 people). This share was lower than Lismore (C) (71.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 16 people and 0.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
South Gundurimba - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for South Gundurimba in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Lismore (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for South Gundurimba, with comparison markers for Lismore (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
200
% of total
70.7%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
200
70.7%
+0.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
35
% of total
12.4%
Change from 2016
-4.5pp
35
12.4%
-4.5pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
84
% of total
29.7%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
84
29.7%
+2.1pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
43
% of total
15.2%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
43
15.2%
-0.5pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
38
% of total
13.4%
Change from 2016
+3.1pp
38
13.4%
+3.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
53
% of total
18.7%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
53
18.7%
-2.0pp
Not Stated
2021 count
30
% of total
10.6%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
30
10.6%
+1.0pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+16
+0.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-9
-4.5pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+12
+2.1pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+2
-0.5pp
30 Hours Or More
+11
+3.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
-1
-2.0pp
Not Stated
+5
+1.0pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for South Gundurimba. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Lismore (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Lismore (C)% | Count | % | Lismore (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 200 | 70.7% | 71.2% | 184 | 70.5% | 72.1% | +16 | +0.2pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 35 | 12.4% | 18.8% | 44 | 16.9% | 19.9% | -9 | -4.5pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 84 | 29.7% | 29.2% | 72 | 27.6% | 28.0% | +12 | +2.1pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 43 | 15.2% | 13.8% | 41 | 15.7% | 13.7% | +2 | -0.5pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 38 | 13.4% | 9.4% | 27 | 10.3% | 10.5% | +11 | +3.1pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 53 | 18.7% | 20.6% | 54 | 20.7% | 17.5% | -1 | -2.0pp |
| Not Stated | 30 | 10.6% | 8.1% | 25 | 9.6% | 10.4% | +5 | +1.0pp |
| Total | 283 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 261 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +22 | 0.0pp |