Employment
Domestic Work
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.
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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 Fiskville, accounting for 25% (3 people). This share was lower than Moorabool (S) (70.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which decreased by 4 people and 38.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Fiskville - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises domestic work for Fiskville in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moorabool (S) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Fiskville, with comparison markers for Moorabool (S).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
Less Than 5 Hours
Between 5 And 14 Hours
Between 15 And 29 Hours
30 Hours Or More
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
Not Stated
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
-4
-38.6pp
Less Than 5 Hours
0
0.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
0
-2.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
-4
-36.4pp
30 Hours Or More
0
0.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
-4
-36.4pp
Not Stated
+3
+25.0pp
Data table
Domestic Work for Fiskville. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moorabool (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Moorabool (S)% | Count | % | Moorabool (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 3 | 25.0% | 70.7% | 7 | 63.6% | 71.7% | -4 | -38.6pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 0 | 0.0% | 19.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 21.0% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 3 | 25.0% | 27.8% | 3 | 27.3% | 26.8% | 0 | -2.3pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 0 | 0.0% | 13.2% | 4 | 36.4% | 13.1% | -4 | -36.4pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 0 | 0.0% | 10.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 10.9% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 0 | 0.0% | 23.6% | 4 | 36.4% | 19.7% | -4 | -36.4pp |
| Not Stated | 3 | 25.0% | 5.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 8.6% | +3 | +25.0pp |
| Total | 12 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 11 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1 | 0.0pp |