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 Santa Teresa, accounting for 72.9% (310 people). This share was higher than MacDonnell (R) (58.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in less Than 5 Hours, which increased by 79 people and 16.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Santa Teresa - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Santa Teresa in 2021 for persons, with comparison against MacDonnell (R) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Santa Teresa, with comparison markers for MacDonnell (R).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
310
% of total
72.9%
Change from 2016
-2.2pp
310
72.9%
-2.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
183
% of total
43.1%
Change from 2016
+16.9pp
183
43.1%
+16.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
105
% of total
24.7%
Change from 2016
-7.0pp
105
24.7%
-7.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
13
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
-12.0pp
13
3.1%
-12.0pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
9
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
9
2.1%
+0.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
96
% of total
22.6%
Change from 2016
+7.0pp
96
22.6%
+7.0pp
Not Stated
2021 count
28
% of total
6.6%
Change from 2016
-2.2pp
28
6.6%
-2.2pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+12
-2.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+79
+16.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
-21
-7.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
-47
-12.0pp
30 Hours Or More
+1
+0.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+34
+7.0pp
Not Stated
-7
-2.2pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Santa Teresa. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with MacDonnell (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | MacDonnell (R)% | Count | % | MacDonnell (R)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 310 | 72.9% | 58.2% | 298 | 75.1% | 53.6% | +12 | -2.2pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 183 | 43.1% | 24.6% | 104 | 26.2% | 15.4% | +79 | +16.9pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 105 | 24.7% | 20.2% | 126 | 31.7% | 23.3% | -21 | -7.0pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 13 | 3.1% | 10.7% | 60 | 15.1% | 11.9% | -47 | -12.0pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 9 | 2.1% | 2.7% | 8 | 2.0% | 3.0% | +1 | +0.1pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 96 | 22.6% | 18.8% | 62 | 15.6% | 13.0% | +34 | +7.0pp |
| Not Stated | 28 | 6.6% | 23.0% | 35 | 8.8% | 33.4% | -7 | -2.2pp |
| Total | 425 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 397 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +28 | 0.0pp |