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 Donvale, accounting for 70.6% (7,453 people). This share was higher than Manningham (C) (68.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 7,431 people, while its share fell by 8 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Donvale - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Donvale in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Manningham (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Donvale, with comparison markers for Manningham (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
7,453
% of total
70.6%
Change from 2016
-8.0pp
7,453
70.6%
-8.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
2,188
% of total
20.7%
Change from 2016
-7.9pp
2,188
20.7%
-7.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
2,842
% of total
26.9%
Change from 2016
+16.2pp
2,842
26.9%
+16.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
1,454
% of total
13.8%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
1,454
13.8%
-0.5pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
969
% of total
9.2%
Change from 2016
-15.8pp
969
9.2%
-15.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
2,732
% of total
25.9%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
2,732
25.9%
+0.9pp
Not Stated
2021 count
387
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
-10.6pp
387
3.7%
-10.6pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+7,431
-8.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+2,180
-7.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+2,839
+16.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+1,450
-0.5pp
30 Hours Or More
+962
-15.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+2,725
+0.9pp
Not Stated
+383
-10.6pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Donvale. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Manningham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Manningham (C)% | Count | % | Manningham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 7,453 | 70.6% | 68.9% | 22 | 78.6% | 70.3% | +7,431 | -8.0pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 2,188 | 20.7% | 20.3% | 8 | 28.6% | 23.9% | +2,180 | -7.9pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 2,842 | 26.9% | 26.3% | 3 | 10.7% | 24.9% | +2,839 | +16.2pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 1,454 | 13.8% | 13.2% | 4 | 14.3% | 12.3% | +1,450 | -0.5pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 969 | 9.2% | 9.2% | 7 | 25.0% | 9.2% | +962 | -15.8pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 2,732 | 25.9% | 27.4% | 7 | 25.0% | 24.0% | +2,725 | +0.9pp |
| Not Stated | 387 | 3.7% | 3.7% | 4 | 14.3% | 5.7% | +383 | -10.6pp |
| Total | 10,563 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 28 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +10,535 | 0.0pp |