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.
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Key insight
In 2021, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Maroondah (C), accounting for 73% (68,625 people). This share was higher than Greater Melbourne (66.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 3,557 people and 2.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Maroondah (C) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Maroondah (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Melbourne and change since 2016.
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Maroondah (C), with comparison markers for Greater Melbourne.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
68,625
% of total
73.0%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
68,625
73.0%
-1.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
20,444
% of total
21.7%
Change from 2016
-3.7pp
20,444
21.7%
-3.7pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
28,238
% of total
30.0%
Change from 2016
+2.0pp
28,238
30.0%
+2.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
12,340
% of total
13.1%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
12,340
13.1%
+1.1pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
7,603
% of total
8.1%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
7,603
8.1%
-0.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
21,504
% of total
22.9%
Change from 2016
+2.9pp
21,504
22.9%
+2.9pp
Not Stated
2021 count
3,909
% of total
4.2%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
3,909
4.2%
-1.8pp
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+2,166
-1.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-2,346
-3.7pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+3,138
+2.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+1,539
+1.1pp
30 Hours Or More
-165
-0.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+3,557
+2.9pp
Not Stated
-1,450
-1.8pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Maroondah (C). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Melbourne.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Melbourne% | Count | % | Greater Melbourne% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 68,625 | 73.0% | 66.6% | 66,459 | 74.0% | 68.2% | +2,166 | -1.0pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 20,444 | 21.7% | 20.4% | 22,790 | 25.4% | 24.5% | -2,346 | -3.7pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 28,238 | 30.0% | 27.1% | 25,100 | 28.0% | 25.3% | +3,138 | +2.0pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 12,340 | 13.1% | 11.3% | 10,801 | 12.0% | 10.5% | +1,539 | +1.1pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 7,603 | 8.1% | 7.8% | 7,768 | 8.7% | 8.0% | -165 | -0.6pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 21,504 | 22.9% | 27.9% | 17,947 | 20.0% | 24.1% | +3,557 | +2.9pp |
| Not Stated | 3,909 | 4.2% | 5.5% | 5,359 | 6.0% | 7.7% | -1,450 | -1.8pp |
| Total | 94,018 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 89,771 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +4,247 | 0.0pp |