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 Hyland Park, accounting for 70.6% (269 people). This share was higher than Nambucca (A) (68%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 33 people and 7.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Hyland Park - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Hyland Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Nambucca (A) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Hyland Park, with comparison markers for Nambucca (A).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
269
% of total
70.6%
Change from 2016
-6.4pp
269
70.6%
-6.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
59
% of total
15.5%
Change from 2016
-6.7pp
59
15.5%
-6.7pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
115
% of total
30.2%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
115
30.2%
+1.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
51
% of total
13.4%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
51
13.4%
-2.0pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
44
% of total
11.5%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
44
11.5%
+1.4pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
90
% of total
23.6%
Change from 2016
+7.6pp
90
23.6%
+7.6pp
Not Stated
2021 count
18
% of total
4.7%
Change from 2016
-3.4pp
18
4.7%
-3.4pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
-5
-6.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-20
-6.7pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+11
+1.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
-4
-2.0pp
30 Hours Or More
+8
+1.4pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+33
+7.6pp
Not Stated
-11
-3.4pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Hyland Park. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Nambucca (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Nambucca (A)% | Count | % | Nambucca (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 269 | 70.6% | 68.0% | 274 | 77.0% | 67.6% | -5 | -6.4pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 59 | 15.5% | 16.1% | 79 | 22.2% | 16.3% | -20 | -6.7pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 115 | 30.2% | 26.1% | 104 | 29.2% | 24.0% | +11 | +1.0pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 51 | 13.4% | 13.8% | 55 | 15.4% | 14.5% | -4 | -2.0pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 44 | 11.5% | 11.9% | 36 | 10.1% | 12.7% | +8 | +1.4pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 90 | 23.6% | 23.6% | 57 | 16.0% | 20.6% | +33 | +7.6pp |
| Not Stated | 18 | 4.7% | 8.5% | 29 | 8.1% | 11.8% | -11 | -3.4pp |
| Total | 381 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 356 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +25 | 0.0pp |