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 Eden Hills, accounting for 81.9% (2,040 people). This share was higher than Mitcham (C) (79.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 87 people and 3.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Eden Hills - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Eden Hills in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mitcham (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Eden Hills, with comparison markers for Mitcham (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
2,040
% of total
81.9%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
2,040
81.9%
-0.5pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
568
% of total
22.8%
Change from 2016
-2.8pp
568
22.8%
-2.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
838
% of total
33.7%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
838
33.7%
+0.8pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
406
% of total
16.3%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
406
16.3%
+1.4pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
228
% of total
9.2%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
228
9.2%
+0.2pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
384
% of total
15.4%
Change from 2016
+3.5pp
384
15.4%
+3.5pp
Not Stated
2021 count
65
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
-2.8pp
65
2.6%
-2.8pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
-11
-0.5pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-68
-2.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+18
+0.8pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+36
+1.4pp
30 Hours Or More
+3
+0.2pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+87
+3.5pp
Not Stated
-70
-2.8pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Eden Hills. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mitcham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mitcham (C)% | Count | % | Mitcham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 2,040 | 81.9% | 79.1% | 2,051 | 82.4% | 77.8% | -11 | -0.5pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 568 | 22.8% | 22.5% | 636 | 25.6% | 23.7% | -68 | -2.8pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 838 | 33.7% | 33.0% | 820 | 32.9% | 30.8% | +18 | +0.8pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 406 | 16.3% | 15.4% | 370 | 14.9% | 14.5% | +36 | +1.4pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 228 | 9.2% | 8.1% | 225 | 9.0% | 8.7% | +3 | +0.2pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 384 | 15.4% | 18.0% | 297 | 11.9% | 16.9% | +87 | +3.5pp |
| Not Stated | 65 | 2.6% | 2.9% | 135 | 5.4% | 5.3% | -70 | -2.8pp |
| Total | 2,490 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,489 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1 | 0.0pp |