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 San Remo (WA), accounting for 70.9% (601 people). This share was higher than Mandurah (C) (66.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in less Than 5 Hours, which increased by 25 people and 2.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
San Remo (WA) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for San Remo (WA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mandurah (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for San Remo (WA), with comparison markers for Mandurah (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
601
% of total
70.9%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
601
70.9%
-1.7pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
172
% of total
20.3%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
172
20.3%
+2.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
233
% of total
27.5%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
233
27.5%
-1.8pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
118
% of total
13.9%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
118
13.9%
-1.4pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
78
% of total
9.2%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
78
9.2%
-0.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
191
% of total
22.5%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
191
22.5%
+0.8pp
Not Stated
2021 count
50
% of total
5.9%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
50
5.9%
+0.6pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+14
-1.7pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+25
+2.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
-4
-1.8pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
-6
-1.4pp
30 Hours Or More
-1
-0.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+16
+0.8pp
Not Stated
+7
+0.6pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for San Remo (WA). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mandurah (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mandurah (C)% | Count | % | Mandurah (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 601 | 70.9% | 66.1% | 587 | 72.6% | 68.1% | +14 | -1.7pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 172 | 20.3% | 17.7% | 147 | 18.2% | 18.6% | +25 | +2.1pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 233 | 27.5% | 25.5% | 237 | 29.3% | 25.2% | -4 | -1.8pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 118 | 13.9% | 12.2% | 124 | 15.3% | 12.6% | -6 | -1.4pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 78 | 9.2% | 10.7% | 79 | 9.8% | 11.6% | -1 | -0.6pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 191 | 22.5% | 27.0% | 175 | 21.7% | 23.0% | +16 | +0.8pp |
| Not Stated | 50 | 5.9% | 6.9% | 43 | 5.3% | 8.9% | +7 | +0.6pp |
| Total | 848 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 808 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +40 | 0.0pp |