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, not doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Beatty, accounting for 100% (3 people). This share was higher than Mid Murray (DC) (22.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which decreased by 39 people and 79.6 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Beatty - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Beatty in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mid Murray (DC) and change since 2016.

Unpaid domestic work change

Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.

2016
2021

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

-39

-79.6pp

Less Than 5 Hours

-10

-20.4pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

-12

-24.5pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

-8

-16.3pp

30 Hours Or More

-9

-18.4pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

-6

+81.6pp

Not Stated

-9

-18.4pp

Data table

Unpaid domestic work for Beatty. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid Murray (DC).

Unpaid domestic work for Beatty. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid Murray (DC).
Unpaid domestic work for Beatty. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid Murray (DC).
Category20212016Change
Count%Mid Murray (DC)%Count%Mid Murray (DC)%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work00.0%66.1%3979.6%67.3%-39-79.6pp
Less Than 5 Hours00.0%15.8%1020.4%15.9%-10-20.4pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours00.0%24.2%1224.5%24.8%-12-24.5pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours00.0%14.6%816.3%14.2%-8-16.3pp
30 Hours Or More00.0%11.4%918.4%12.3%-9-18.4pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work3100.0%22.2%918.4%19.6%-6+81.6pp
Not Stated00.0%11.7%918.4%13.0%-9-18.4pp
Total00.0%100.0%49100.0%100.0%-49-100.0pp