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.
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Key insight
In 2021, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Moreton Bay (R), accounting for 70.6% (269,609 people). This share was higher than Greater Brisbane (70.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 25,327 people and 4.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Moreton Bay (R) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Moreton Bay (R) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Brisbane and change since 2016.
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Moreton Bay (R), with comparison markers for Greater Brisbane.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
269,609
% of total
70.6%
Change from 2016
-2.1pp
269,609
70.6%
-2.1pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
76,600
% of total
20.1%
Change from 2016
-2.1pp
76,600
20.1%
-2.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
108,287
% of total
28.4%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
108,287
28.4%
+0.6pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
49,391
% of total
12.9%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
49,391
12.9%
+0.3pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
35,331
% of total
9.3%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
35,331
9.3%
-0.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
90,426
% of total
23.7%
Change from 2016
+4.3pp
90,426
23.7%
+4.3pp
Not Stated
2021 count
21,856
% of total
5.7%
Change from 2016
-2.2pp
21,856
5.7%
-2.2pp
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+25,242
-2.1pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+1,950
-2.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+14,840
+0.6pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+6,980
+0.3pp
30 Hours Or More
+1,472
-0.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+25,327
+4.3pp
Not Stated
-4,859
-2.2pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Moreton Bay (R). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Brisbane.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Brisbane% | Count | % | Greater Brisbane% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 269,609 | 70.6% | 70.2% | 244,367 | 72.7% | 71.9% | +25,242 | -2.1pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 76,600 | 20.1% | 21.1% | 74,650 | 22.2% | 24.3% | +1,950 | -2.1pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 108,287 | 28.4% | 28.8% | 93,447 | 27.8% | 27.5% | +14,840 | +0.6pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 49,391 | 12.9% | 12.1% | 42,411 | 12.6% | 11.5% | +6,980 | +0.3pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 35,331 | 9.3% | 8.1% | 33,859 | 10.1% | 8.6% | +1,472 | -0.8pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 90,426 | 23.7% | 24.0% | 65,099 | 19.4% | 20.3% | +25,327 | +4.3pp |
| Not Stated | 21,856 | 5.7% | 5.8% | 26,715 | 7.9% | 7.8% | -4,859 | -2.2pp |
| Total | 381,884 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 336,175 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +45,709 | 0.0pp |