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 Blakiston, accounting for 80.8% (248 people). This share was higher than Mount Barker (DC) (78.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 25 people and 7.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Blakiston - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Blakiston in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mount Barker (DC) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Blakiston, with comparison markers for Mount Barker (DC).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
248
% of total
80.8%
Change from 2016
-3.2pp
248
80.8%
-3.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
70
% of total
22.8%
Change from 2016
-5.0pp
70
22.8%
-5.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
90
% of total
29.3%
Change from 2016
+2.2pp
90
29.3%
+2.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
48
% of total
15.6%
Change from 2016
-2.4pp
48
15.6%
-2.4pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
40
% of total
13.0%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
40
13.0%
+1.9pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
56
% of total
18.2%
Change from 2016
+7.1pp
56
18.2%
+7.1pp
Not Stated
2021 count
3
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
-5.2pp
3
1.0%
-5.2pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+11
-3.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-8
-5.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+13
+2.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
-3
-2.4pp
30 Hours Or More
+9
+1.9pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+25
+7.1pp
Not Stated
-15
-5.2pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Blakiston. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mount Barker (DC).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mount Barker (DC)% | Count | % | Mount Barker (DC)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 248 | 80.8% | 78.6% | 237 | 84.0% | 78.1% | +11 | -3.2pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 70 | 22.8% | 21.8% | 78 | 27.8% | 22.2% | -8 | -5.0pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 90 | 29.3% | 32.4% | 77 | 27.1% | 30.7% | +13 | +2.2pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 48 | 15.6% | 14.6% | 51 | 18.0% | 14.5% | -3 | -2.4pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 40 | 13.0% | 9.8% | 31 | 11.1% | 10.7% | +9 | +1.9pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 56 | 18.2% | 16.9% | 31 | 11.1% | 14.7% | +25 | +7.1pp |
| Not Stated | 3 | 1.0% | 4.5% | 18 | 6.2% | 7.2% | -15 | -5.2pp |
| Total | 307 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 283 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +24 | 0.0pp |