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 Nangetty, accounting for 106.3% (17 people). This share was higher than Mingenew (S) (56.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 17 people and 106.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Nangetty - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Nangetty in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mingenew (S) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Nangetty, with comparison markers for Mingenew (S).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
17
% of total
106.3%
Change from 2016
+106.3pp
17
106.3%
+106.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
4
% of total
25.0%
Change from 2016
+25.0pp
4
25.0%
+25.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
7
% of total
43.8%
Change from 2016
+43.8pp
7
43.8%
+43.8pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
6
% of total
37.5%
Change from 2016
+37.5pp
6
37.5%
+37.5pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
5
% of total
31.3%
Change from 2016
-31.2pp
5
31.3%
-31.2pp
Not Stated
2021 count
3
% of total
18.8%
Change from 2016
+18.8pp
3
18.8%
+18.8pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+17
+106.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+4
+25.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+7
+43.8pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+6
+37.5pp
30 Hours Or More
0
0.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
0
-31.2pp
Not Stated
+3
+18.8pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Nangetty. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mingenew (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mingenew (S)% | Count | % | Mingenew (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 17 | 106.3% | 56.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 60.9% | +17 | +106.3pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 4 | 25.0% | 13.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 18.2% | +4 | +25.0pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 7 | 43.8% | 22.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 21.5% | +7 | +43.8pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 6 | 37.5% | 12.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 11.7% | +6 | +37.5pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 0 | 0.0% | 8.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 9.5% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 5 | 31.3% | 23.0% | 5 | 62.5% | 22.8% | 0 | -31.2pp |
| Not Stated | 3 | 18.8% | 18.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 16.3% | +3 | +18.8pp |
| Total | 16 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +8 | 0.0pp |