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 Pleystowe, accounting for 70.5% (232 people). This share was higher than Mackay (R) (65.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 23 people and 6.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Pleystowe - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Pleystowe in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mackay (R) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Pleystowe, with comparison markers for Mackay (R).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
232
% of total
70.5%
Change from 2016
-5.0pp
232
70.5%
-5.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
53
% of total
16.1%
Change from 2016
-2.2pp
53
16.1%
-2.2pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
80
% of total
24.3%
Change from 2016
-2.2pp
80
24.3%
-2.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
44
% of total
13.4%
Change from 2016
+2.0pp
44
13.4%
+2.0pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
55
% of total
16.7%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
55
16.7%
-2.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
62
% of total
18.8%
Change from 2016
+6.1pp
62
18.8%
+6.1pp
Not Stated
2021 count
36
% of total
10.9%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
36
10.9%
+0.4pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+1
-5.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-3
-2.2pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
-1
-2.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+9
+2.0pp
30 Hours Or More
-4
-2.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+23
+6.1pp
Not Stated
+4
+0.4pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Pleystowe. 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 | 232 | 70.5% | 65.7% | 231 | 75.5% | 69.9% | +1 | -5.0pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 53 | 16.1% | 18.8% | 56 | 18.3% | 20.2% | -3 | -2.2pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 80 | 24.3% | 26.3% | 81 | 26.5% | 26.5% | -1 | -2.2pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 44 | 13.4% | 11.3% | 35 | 11.4% | 12.3% | +9 | +2.0pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 55 | 16.7% | 9.3% | 59 | 19.3% | 11.0% | -4 | -2.6pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 62 | 18.8% | 23.8% | 39 | 12.7% | 19.5% | +23 | +6.1pp |
| Not Stated | 36 | 10.9% | 10.5% | 32 | 10.5% | 10.6% | +4 | +0.4pp |
| Total | 329 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 306 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +23 | 0.0pp |