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 Mandurah (C), accounting for 66.1% (49,324 people). This share was lower than Greater Perth (68.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 4,900 people and 4 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Mandurah (C) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Mandurah (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Perth and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mandurah (C), with comparison markers for Greater Perth.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
49,324
% of total
66.1%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
49,324
66.1%
-2.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
13,185
% of total
17.7%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
13,185
17.7%
-0.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
19,008
% of total
25.5%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
19,008
25.5%
+0.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
9,138
% of total
12.2%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
9,138
12.2%
-0.4pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
7,993
% of total
10.7%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
7,993
10.7%
-0.9pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
20,170
% of total
27.0%
Change from 2016
+4.0pp
20,170
27.0%
+4.0pp
Not Stated
2021 count
5,123
% of total
6.9%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
5,123
6.9%
-2.0pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+4,220
-2.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+838
-0.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+2,294
+0.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+771
-0.4pp
30 Hours Or More
+317
-0.9pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+4,900
+4.0pp
Not Stated
-756
-2.0pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Mandurah (C). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Perth.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Perth% | Count | % | Greater Perth% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 49,324 | 66.1% | 68.5% | 45,104 | 68.1% | 70.2% | +4,220 | -2.0pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 13,185 | 17.7% | 21.4% | 12,347 | 18.6% | 23.3% | +838 | -0.9pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 19,008 | 25.5% | 27.4% | 16,714 | 25.2% | 26.5% | +2,294 | +0.3pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 9,138 | 12.2% | 11.3% | 8,367 | 12.6% | 11.3% | +771 | -0.4pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 7,993 | 10.7% | 8.4% | 7,676 | 11.6% | 9.1% | +317 | -0.9pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 20,170 | 27.0% | 25.5% | 15,270 | 23.0% | 21.5% | +4,900 | +4.0pp |
| Not Stated | 5,123 | 6.9% | 6.0% | 5,879 | 8.9% | 8.3% | -756 | -2.0pp |
| Total | 74,628 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 66,260 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +8,368 | 0.0pp |