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 Mid-Coast (A), accounting for 67% (55,293 people). This share was lower than Regional NSW (68.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 4,072 people and 3.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Mid-Coast (A) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Mid-Coast (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mid-Coast (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
55,293
% of total
67.0%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
55,293
67.0%
-0.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
12,794
% of total
15.5%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
12,794
15.5%
-0.5pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
21,135
% of total
25.6%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
21,135
25.6%
+0.9pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
11,961
% of total
14.5%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
11,961
14.5%
0.0pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
9,403
% of total
11.4%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
9,403
11.4%
-1.2pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
20,551
% of total
24.9%
Change from 2016
+3.3pp
20,551
24.9%
+3.3pp
Not Stated
2021 count
6,663
% of total
8.1%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
6,663
8.1%
-2.6pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+3,551
-0.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+588
-0.5pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+2,293
+0.9pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+859
0.0pp
30 Hours Or More
-189
-1.2pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+4,072
+3.3pp
Not Stated
-1,480
-2.6pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Mid-Coast (A). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 55,293 | 67.0% | 68.6% | 51,742 | 67.8% | 69.2% | +3,551 | -0.8pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 12,794 | 15.5% | 18.5% | 12,206 | 16.0% | 19.6% | +588 | -0.5pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 21,135 | 25.6% | 27.3% | 18,842 | 24.7% | 26.1% | +2,293 | +0.9pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 11,961 | 14.5% | 13.3% | 11,102 | 14.5% | 13.0% | +859 | 0.0pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 9,403 | 11.4% | 9.5% | 9,592 | 12.6% | 10.5% | -189 | -1.2pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 20,551 | 24.9% | 23.9% | 16,479 | 21.6% | 20.5% | +4,072 | +3.3pp |
| Not Stated | 6,663 | 8.1% | 7.5% | 8,143 | 10.7% | 10.2% | -1,480 | -2.6pp |
| Total | 82,510 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 76,370 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +6,140 | 0.0pp |