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 Marian, accounting for 69.4% (2,135 people). This share was higher than Mackay (R) (65.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 2,085 people and 3.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Marian - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Marian in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mackay (R) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Marian, with comparison markers for Mackay (R).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
2,135
% of total
69.4%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
2,135
69.4%
+3.6pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
610
% of total
19.8%
Change from 2016
+2.7pp
610
19.8%
+2.7pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
835
% of total
27.1%
Change from 2016
+4.7pp
835
27.1%
+4.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
370
% of total
12.0%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
370
12.0%
+0.2pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
320
% of total
10.4%
Change from 2016
-4.1pp
320
10.4%
-4.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
648
% of total
21.1%
Change from 2016
+6.6pp
648
21.1%
+6.6pp
Not Stated
2021 count
293
% of total
9.5%
Change from 2016
-2.3pp
293
9.5%
-2.3pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+2,085
+3.6pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+597
+2.7pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+818
+4.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+361
+0.2pp
30 Hours Or More
+309
-4.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+637
+6.6pp
Not Stated
+284
-2.3pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Marian. 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 | 2,135 | 69.4% | 65.7% | 50 | 65.8% | 69.9% | +2,085 | +3.6pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 610 | 19.8% | 18.8% | 13 | 17.1% | 20.2% | +597 | +2.7pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 835 | 27.1% | 26.3% | 17 | 22.4% | 26.5% | +818 | +4.7pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 370 | 12.0% | 11.3% | 9 | 11.8% | 12.3% | +361 | +0.2pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 320 | 10.4% | 9.3% | 11 | 14.5% | 11.0% | +309 | -4.1pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 648 | 21.1% | 23.8% | 11 | 14.5% | 19.5% | +637 | +6.6pp |
| Not Stated | 293 | 9.5% | 10.5% | 9 | 11.8% | 10.6% | +284 | -2.3pp |
| Total | 3,077 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 76 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +3,001 | 0.0pp |