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 Hawthorndene, accounting for 84.7% (2,294 people). This share was higher than Mitcham (C) (79.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 143 people and 2.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Hawthorndene - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Hawthorndene in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mitcham (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Hawthorndene, with comparison markers for Mitcham (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
2,294
% of total
84.7%
Change from 2016
+2.3pp
2,294
84.7%
+2.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
618
% of total
22.8%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
618
22.8%
+0.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
998
% of total
36.8%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
998
36.8%
+2.6pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
428
% of total
15.8%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
428
15.8%
-0.2pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
250
% of total
9.2%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
250
9.2%
-0.2pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
371
% of total
13.7%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
371
13.7%
+0.9pp
Not Stated
2021 count
55
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
-2.3pp
55
2.0%
-2.3pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+143
+2.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+26
+0.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+104
+2.6pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+9
-0.2pp
30 Hours Or More
+4
-0.2pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+36
+0.9pp
Not Stated
-58
-2.3pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Hawthorndene. 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 | 2,294 | 84.7% | 79.1% | 2,151 | 82.4% | 77.8% | +143 | +2.3pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 618 | 22.8% | 22.5% | 592 | 22.7% | 23.7% | +26 | +0.1pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 998 | 36.8% | 33.0% | 894 | 34.2% | 30.8% | +104 | +2.6pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 428 | 15.8% | 15.4% | 419 | 16.0% | 14.5% | +9 | -0.2pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 250 | 9.2% | 8.1% | 246 | 9.4% | 8.7% | +4 | -0.2pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 371 | 13.7% | 18.0% | 335 | 12.8% | 16.9% | +36 | +0.9pp |
| Not Stated | 55 | 2.0% | 2.9% | 113 | 4.3% | 5.3% | -58 | -2.3pp |
| Total | 2,709 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,611 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +98 | 0.0pp |