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.

Key insight

In 2021, not doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Murweh, accounting for 77.8% (7 people). This share was higher than Murweh (S) (27.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which decreased by 31 people and 77.5 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Murweh - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Murweh in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Murweh (S) and change since 2016.

Unpaid domestic work change

Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.

2016
2021

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

-31

-77.5pp

Less Than 5 Hours

-5

-12.5pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

-10

-25.0pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

-6

-15.0pp

30 Hours Or More

-10

-25.0pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

+1

+62.8pp

Not Stated

-3

-7.5pp

Data table

Unpaid domestic work for Murweh. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Murweh (S).

Unpaid domestic work for Murweh. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Murweh (S).
Unpaid domestic work for Murweh. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Murweh (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Murweh (S)%Count%Murweh (S)%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work00.0%59.6%3177.5%63.3%-31-77.5pp
Less Than 5 Hours00.0%19.1%512.5%18.7%-5-12.5pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours00.0%22.4%1025.0%23.9%-10-25.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours00.0%9.6%615.0%11.4%-6-15.0pp
30 Hours Or More00.0%8.6%1025.0%9.3%-10-25.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work777.8%27.3%615.0%25.2%+1+62.8pp
Not Stated00.0%13.2%37.5%11.4%-3-7.5pp
Total9100.0%100.0%40100.0%100.0%-310.0pp