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 Irishtown (WA), accounting for 72.8% (59 people). This share was higher than Northam (S) (62.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 8 people and 9.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Irishtown (WA) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Irishtown (WA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Northam (S) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Irishtown (WA), with comparison markers for Northam (S).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
59
% of total
72.8%
Change from 2016
-15.1pp
59
72.8%
-15.1pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
12
% of total
14.8%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
12
14.8%
-0.4pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
22
% of total
27.2%
Change from 2016
-10.7pp
22
27.2%
-10.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
17
% of total
21.0%
Change from 2016
+5.8pp
17
21.0%
+5.8pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
8
% of total
9.9%
Change from 2016
-9.8pp
8
9.9%
-9.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
11
% of total
13.6%
Change from 2016
+9.1pp
11
13.6%
+9.1pp
Not Stated
2021 count
9
% of total
11.1%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
9
11.1%
+0.5pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+1
-15.1pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+2
-0.4pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
-3
-10.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+7
+5.8pp
30 Hours Or More
-5
-9.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+8
+9.1pp
Not Stated
+2
+0.5pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Irishtown (WA). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Northam (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Northam (S)% | Count | % | Northam (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 59 | 72.8% | 62.2% | 58 | 87.9% | 63.3% | +1 | -15.1pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 12 | 14.8% | 16.3% | 10 | 15.2% | 16.5% | +2 | -0.4pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 22 | 27.2% | 23.4% | 25 | 37.9% | 23.1% | -3 | -10.7pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 17 | 21.0% | 12.1% | 10 | 15.2% | 11.9% | +7 | +5.8pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 8 | 9.9% | 10.4% | 13 | 19.7% | 11.8% | -5 | -9.8pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 11 | 13.6% | 24.2% | 3 | 4.5% | 20.4% | +8 | +9.1pp |
| Not Stated | 9 | 11.1% | 13.6% | 7 | 10.6% | 16.5% | +2 | +0.5pp |
| Total | 81 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 66 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +15 | 0.0pp |