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 Brobenah, accounting for 83.3% (10 people). This share was higher than Narrandera (A) (62%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which decreased by 60 people, while its share rose by 7.2 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Brobenah - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

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

Unpaid domestic work change

Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.

2016
2021

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

-60

+7.2pp

Less Than 5 Hours

-18

-19.6pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

-20

+7.2pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

-10

+32.6pp

30 Hours Or More

-12

-13.0pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

-18

-19.6pp

Not Stated

-4

+31.9pp

Data table

Unpaid domestic work for Brobenah. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Narrandera (A).

Unpaid domestic work for Brobenah. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Narrandera (A).
Unpaid domestic work for Brobenah. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Narrandera (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Narrandera (A)%Count%Narrandera (A)%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work1083.3%62.0%7076.1%62.0%-60+7.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours00.0%16.3%1819.6%17.2%-18-19.6pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours433.3%23.6%2426.1%22.3%-20+7.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours650.0%12.6%1617.4%11.6%-10+32.6pp
30 Hours Or More00.0%9.5%1213.0%10.9%-12-13.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work00.0%28.1%1819.6%23.6%-18-19.6pp
Not Stated541.7%10.1%99.8%14.3%-4+31.9pp
Total12100.0%100.0%92100.0%100.0%-800.0pp