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 Litchfield (M), accounting for 64.7% (11,345 people). This share was lower than Greater Darwin (65%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which decreased by 270 people, while its share rose by 0.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Litchfield (M) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Litchfield (M) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Darwin and change since 2016.
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Litchfield (M), with comparison markers for Greater Darwin.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
11,345
% of total
64.7%
Change from 2016
+5.8pp
11,345
64.7%
+5.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
3,175
% of total
18.1%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
3,175
18.1%
+1.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
4,668
% of total
26.6%
Change from 2016
+2.4pp
4,668
26.6%
+2.4pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
2,043
% of total
11.7%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
2,043
11.7%
+1.6pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
1,459
% of total
8.3%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
1,459
8.3%
+0.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
3,196
% of total
18.2%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
3,196
18.2%
+0.5pp
Not Stated
2021 count
2,986
% of total
17.0%
Change from 2016
-6.4pp
2,986
17.0%
-6.4pp
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
-226
+5.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-161
+1.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
-79
+2.4pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+67
+1.6pp
30 Hours Or More
-53
+0.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
-270
+0.5pp
Not Stated
-1,615
-6.4pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Litchfield (M). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Darwin.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Darwin% | Count | % | Greater Darwin% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 11,345 | 64.7% | 65.0% | 11,571 | 58.9% | 65.4% | -226 | +5.8pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 3,175 | 18.1% | 20.4% | 3,336 | 17.0% | 22.6% | -161 | +1.1pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 4,668 | 26.6% | 27.6% | 4,747 | 24.2% | 26.6% | -79 | +2.4pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 2,043 | 11.7% | 10.3% | 1,976 | 10.1% | 9.5% | +67 | +1.6pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 1,459 | 8.3% | 6.7% | 1,512 | 7.7% | 6.8% | -53 | +0.6pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 3,196 | 18.2% | 24.3% | 3,466 | 17.7% | 20.4% | -270 | +0.5pp |
| Not Stated | 2,986 | 17.0% | 10.8% | 4,601 | 23.4% | 14.3% | -1,615 | -6.4pp |
| Total | 17,530 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 19,634 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -2,104 | 0.0pp |