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.

Key insight

In 2021, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Crawford River, accounting for 63.3% (31 people). This share was lower than Mid-Coast (A) (67%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in between 5 And 14 Hours, which decreased by 8 people and 22.5 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Crawford River - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Crawford River in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mid-Coast (A) and change since 2016.

Unpaid domestic work snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Crawford River, with comparison markers for Mid-Coast (A).

Crawford River
Mid-Coast (A)

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

31

% of total

63.3%

Change from 2016

-24.8pp

Less Than 5 Hours

2021 count

3

% of total

6.1%

Change from 2016

-3.4pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

2021 count

10

% of total

20.4%

Change from 2016

-22.5pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

2021 count

9

% of total

18.4%

Change from 2016

+6.5pp

30 Hours Or More

2021 count

9

% of total

18.4%

Change from 2016

-5.4pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

7

% of total

14.3%

Change from 2016

+7.2pp

Not Stated

2021 count

9

% of total

18.4%

Change from 2016

+11.3pp

Data table

Unpaid domestic work for Crawford River. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).

Unpaid domestic work for Crawford River. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).
Unpaid domestic work for Crawford River. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Mid-Coast (A)%Count%Mid-Coast (A)%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work3163.3%67.0%3788.1%67.8%-6-24.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours36.1%15.5%49.5%16.0%-1-3.4pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours1020.4%25.6%1842.9%24.7%-8-22.5pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours918.4%14.5%511.9%14.5%+4+6.5pp
30 Hours Or More918.4%11.4%1023.8%12.6%-1-5.4pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work714.3%24.9%37.1%21.6%+4+7.2pp
Not Stated918.4%8.1%37.1%10.7%+6+11.3pp
Total49100.0%100.0%42100.0%100.0%+70.0pp