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 Old Bar, accounting for 69.5% (2,927 people). This share was higher than Mid-Coast (A) (67%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 384 people, while its share fell by 1.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Old Bar - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Old Bar in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mid-Coast (A) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Old Bar, with comparison markers for Mid-Coast (A).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
2,927
% of total
69.5%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
2,927
69.5%
-1.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
689
% of total
16.4%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
689
16.4%
0.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
1,176
% of total
27.9%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
1,176
27.9%
+2.6pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
607
% of total
14.4%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
607
14.4%
-1.0pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
455
% of total
10.8%
Change from 2016
-3.0pp
455
10.8%
-3.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
991
% of total
23.5%
Change from 2016
+5.0pp
991
23.5%
+5.0pp
Not Stated
2021 count
295
% of total
7.0%
Change from 2016
-3.6pp
295
7.0%
-3.6pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+384
-1.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+99
0.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+270
+2.6pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+54
-1.0pp
30 Hours Or More
-39
-3.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+327
+5.0pp
Not Stated
-85
-3.6pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Old Bar. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mid-Coast (A)% | Count | % | Mid-Coast (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 2,927 | 69.5% | 67.0% | 2,543 | 70.9% | 67.8% | +384 | -1.4pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 689 | 16.4% | 15.5% | 590 | 16.4% | 16.0% | +99 | 0.0pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 1,176 | 27.9% | 25.6% | 906 | 25.3% | 24.7% | +270 | +2.6pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 607 | 14.4% | 14.5% | 553 | 15.4% | 14.5% | +54 | -1.0pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 455 | 10.8% | 11.4% | 494 | 13.8% | 12.6% | -39 | -3.0pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 991 | 23.5% | 24.9% | 664 | 18.5% | 21.6% | +327 | +5.0pp |
| Not Stated | 295 | 7.0% | 8.1% | 380 | 10.6% | 10.7% | -85 | -3.6pp |
| Total | 4,210 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3,588 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +622 | 0.0pp |