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 Erakala, accounting for 74.7% (439 people). This share was higher than Mackay (R) (65.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 109 people, while its share fell by 4.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Erakala - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Erakala in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mackay (R) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Erakala, with comparison markers for Mackay (R).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
439
% of total
74.7%
Change from 2016
-4.2pp
439
74.7%
-4.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
131
% of total
22.3%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
131
22.3%
+1.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
173
% of total
29.4%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
173
29.4%
+0.9pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
70
% of total
11.9%
Change from 2016
-3.9pp
70
11.9%
-3.9pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
65
% of total
11.1%
Change from 2016
-2.3pp
65
11.1%
-2.3pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
94
% of total
16.0%
Change from 2016
+4.8pp
94
16.0%
+4.8pp
Not Stated
2021 count
56
% of total
9.5%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
56
9.5%
+0.9pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+109
-4.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+42
+1.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+54
+0.9pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+4
-3.9pp
30 Hours Or More
+9
-2.3pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+47
+4.8pp
Not Stated
+20
+0.9pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Erakala. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mackay (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mackay (R)% | Count | % | Mackay (R)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 439 | 74.7% | 65.7% | 330 | 78.9% | 69.9% | +109 | -4.2pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 131 | 22.3% | 18.8% | 89 | 21.3% | 20.2% | +42 | +1.0pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 173 | 29.4% | 26.3% | 119 | 28.5% | 26.5% | +54 | +0.9pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 70 | 11.9% | 11.3% | 66 | 15.8% | 12.3% | +4 | -3.9pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 65 | 11.1% | 9.3% | 56 | 13.4% | 11.0% | +9 | -2.3pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 94 | 16.0% | 23.8% | 47 | 11.2% | 19.5% | +47 | +4.8pp |
| Not Stated | 56 | 9.5% | 10.5% | 36 | 8.6% | 10.6% | +20 | +0.9pp |
| Total | 588 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 418 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +170 | 0.0pp |