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 Tugrabakh, accounting for 72.1% (49 people). This share was higher than Mid-Coast (A) (67%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 30 people and 1.7 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Tugrabakh - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

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

Unpaid domestic work snapshot

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

Tugrabakh
Mid-Coast (A)

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

49

% of total

72.1%

Change from 2016

+1.7pp

Less Than 5 Hours

2021 count

7

% of total

10.3%

Change from 2016

-4.5pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

2021 count

16

% of total

23.5%

Change from 2016

-17.2pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

2021 count

13

% of total

19.1%

Change from 2016

+4.3pp

30 Hours Or More

2021 count

13

% of total

19.1%

Change from 2016

+19.1pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

6

% of total

8.8%

Change from 2016

-6.0pp

Not Stated

2021 count

8

% of total

11.8%

Change from 2016

+11.8pp

Data table

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

Unpaid domestic work for Tugrabakh. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).
Unpaid domestic work for Tugrabakh. 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 Work4972.1%67.0%1970.4%67.8%+30+1.7pp
Less Than 5 Hours710.3%15.5%414.8%16.0%+3-4.5pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours1623.5%25.6%1140.7%24.7%+5-17.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours1319.1%14.5%414.8%14.5%+9+4.3pp
30 Hours Or More1319.1%11.4%00.0%12.6%+13+19.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work68.8%24.9%414.8%21.6%+2-6.0pp
Not Stated811.8%8.1%00.0%10.7%+8+11.8pp
Total68100.0%100.0%27100.0%100.0%+410.0pp