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, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Biddelia, accounting for 65% (13 people). This share was lower than Nannup (S) (70.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 10 people and 5 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Biddelia - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

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

Unpaid domestic work snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Biddelia, with comparison markers for Nannup (S).

Biddelia
Nannup (S)

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

13

% of total

65.0%

Change from 2016

+5.0pp

Less Than 5 Hours

2021 count

5

% of total

25.0%

Change from 2016

+25.0pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

2021 count

3

% of total

15.0%

Change from 2016

-45.0pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

2021 count

5

% of total

25.0%

Change from 2016

+25.0pp

30 Hours Or More

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Not Stated

2021 count

6

% of total

30.0%

Change from 2016

+30.0pp

Data table

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

Unpaid domestic work for Biddelia. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Nannup (S).
Unpaid domestic work for Biddelia. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Nannup (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Nannup (S)%Count%Nannup (S)%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work1365.0%70.5%360.0%74.4%+10+5.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours525.0%14.4%00.0%14.8%+5+25.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours315.0%25.7%360.0%26.5%0-45.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours525.0%15.6%00.0%16.0%+5+25.0pp
30 Hours Or More00.0%14.7%00.0%17.1%00.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work00.0%16.5%00.0%14.3%00.0pp
Not Stated630.0%13.6%00.0%11.3%+6+30.0pp
Total20100.0%100.0%5100.0%100.0%+150.0pp