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 Logan (C), accounting for 64.1% (171,449 people). This share was lower than Greater Brisbane (70.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 21,328 people and 5.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Logan (C) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Logan (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Brisbane and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Logan (C), with comparison markers for Greater Brisbane.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
171,449
% of total
64.1%
Change from 2016
-4.2pp
171,449
64.1%
-4.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
50,168
% of total
18.8%
Change from 2016
-2.9pp
50,168
18.8%
-2.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
67,965
% of total
25.4%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
67,965
25.4%
-0.4pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
29,983
% of total
11.2%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
29,983
11.2%
-0.2pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
23,333
% of total
8.7%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
23,333
8.7%
-0.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
76,233
% of total
28.5%
Change from 2016
+5.1pp
76,233
28.5%
+5.1pp
Not Stated
2021 count
19,861
% of total
7.4%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
19,861
7.4%
-1.0pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+11,123
-4.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-812
-2.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+7,351
-0.4pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+3,109
-0.2pp
30 Hours Or More
+1,475
-0.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+21,328
+5.1pp
Not Stated
+242
-1.0pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Logan (C). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Brisbane.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Brisbane% | Count | % | Greater Brisbane% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 171,449 | 64.1% | 70.2% | 160,326 | 68.3% | 71.9% | +11,123 | -4.2pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 50,168 | 18.8% | 21.1% | 50,980 | 21.7% | 24.3% | -812 | -2.9pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 67,965 | 25.4% | 28.8% | 60,614 | 25.8% | 27.5% | +7,351 | -0.4pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 29,983 | 11.2% | 12.1% | 26,874 | 11.4% | 11.5% | +3,109 | -0.2pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 23,333 | 8.7% | 8.1% | 21,858 | 9.3% | 8.6% | +1,475 | -0.6pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 76,233 | 28.5% | 24.0% | 54,905 | 23.4% | 20.3% | +21,328 | +5.1pp |
| Not Stated | 19,861 | 7.4% | 5.8% | 19,619 | 8.4% | 7.8% | +242 | -1.0pp |
| Total | 267,553 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 234,848 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +32,705 | 0.0pp |